A gorgeous strike by Kevin De Bruyne elicited kisses from the sideline from Pep Guardiola and launched title-chasing Manchester Metropolis’s comeback in a 4-2 win at Crystal Palace within the Premier League on Saturday.
Metropolis’s four-month unbeaten streak in all competitions was positioned in jeopardy nearly instantly after kickoff at Selhurst Park when Jean-Philippe Mateta gave Palace a third-minute lead with a purpose on a breakaway.
Ultimately, there was nothing for Metropolis to fret about.
De Bruyne equalized 10 minutes later and it was one for the season spotlight reel because the Belgium playmaker lower inside from the left and curled a right-footed shot from the nook of the world into the highest nook of the web.
Erling Haaland scored for the primary time in 4 Metropolis matches
The excitable Guardiola responded by inserting his fingers to his lips and blowing kisses to De Bruyne, and the supervisor additionally loved a strike by Rico Lewis two minutes into the second half that put Metropolis in entrance for the primary time.
Erling Haaland scored for the primary time in 4 Metropolis matches by tapping in De Bruyne’s cross within the 66th for his league-leading nineteenth purpose of the marketing campaign.
De Bruyne sealed Metropolis’s spectacular restoration within the seventieth by ramming residence a left-footed shot off Rodri’s layoff for his second, earlier than substitute Odsonne Edouard grabbed a comfort for Palace.
Metropolis joined first-place Liverpool on 70 factors forward of the Reds’ match at fierce rival Manchester United on Sunday. Third-place Arsenal, which performs Brighton later Saturday, is 2 factors again.
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