Pep Guardiola refers to Kevin De Bruyne as “a legend.”

Premier League: Following his game-winning cameo against Newcastle United, Pep Guardiola refers to Kevin De Bruyne as “a legend.“

After his Premier League game-winning cameo against Newcastle United, captain Kevin De Bruyne has received a ton of praise from Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola, who has dubbed him a legend.

When Manchester City overcame a 3-2 deficit to defeat Newcastle United in the Premier League, De Bruyne was the hero of the show.

With City behind 1-2 against the Magpies, the Belgian, who has been sidelined since August due to a hamstring injury, entered the game in the 69th minute. In the 74th minute, he scored with a clinical effort outside the box.

A moment later, he made an impeccably precise pass to Oscar Bobb, who scored in injury time to seal the victory for the reigning champions.

After their victory, Guardiola referred to De Bruyne as a legend and said they needed players with his caliber to produce a spectacular finish in the final third. Now that he has tied Wayne Rooney for the third-highest assist total in Premier League history, De Bruyne

“Kevin is a legendary person.” Our people adore him, and maybe in these final few months, he can support us through it all. Players like Kevin are what we need.

In the latter third, we need him to do something exceptional. Guardiola remarked, “That is skill, individual talent, not tactical competence.

Eddie Howe, the head coach of Newcastle United, stated that while they were expecting De Bruyne to be rusty, he wasn’t. With this outcome, Newcastle suffered their fourth straight loss and now sits 10th in the league rankings.

“He wasn’t rusty, which was what we wanted.” We tried to give him as little space as possible, and for the most part of his stay, we did a great job at it. We believed we were virtually there with three minutes left to see out,” Howe remarked.

With 43 points from 20 games, Manchester City moved up to second place in the league rankings after this victory.