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Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has said they beat Crystal Palace 4-2 because of Kevin De Bruyne.<\/p>\n

De Bruyne was restored to the starting XI for the trip to Selhurst Park along with Erling Haaland, after they were rested for the win over Aston Villa.<\/p>\n

The hosts took an early lead through Jean-Philippe Mateta.<\/p>\n

But De Bruyne equalized with a fine curling effort, before Rico Lewis made it 2-1 after the break.<\/p>\n

De Bruyne set up Haaland for the third and smashed in his second to seal the points.<\/p>\n

Speaking after the game, Guardiola said: \u201cIn the first half we did mistakes but we made a comeback and Kevin de Bruyne won the game with his actions, his assists, his goals and everything. We won the game with him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know that [De Bruyne] enjoyed scoring goals more than assists but I keep pushing him to say we have to win games. He has won many games for us, no doubt. It was really good for his performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

EPL: Guardiola names player who gave Man City 4-2 win over Crystal Palace<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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