Kevin de Bruyne, who was never appreciated by Mourinho when they were at Chelsea together, proved instrumental in City's magnificent win, scoring the opener and making the second for Kelechi Iheanacho before halftime. For much of the first half, City's slick passing and neat movement brought back memories of the way Guardiola's old Barcelona side would once often pass rings round Mourinho's Real Madrid. A delighted Guardiola praised his team's first-half performance and jumped to the defence of former Barcelona keeper Bravo. "In the second half, he continued to play and that's a good thing about his personality. He was one of the reasons we played well in the first half," Guardiola said.

Source: bd News24 September 10, 2016 13:30 UTC