Flashback: De Bruyne inspires win over West Ham. The first time both he and Kevin De Bruyne have lined up alongside each other for 12 months. West Ham’s winless run against City now stretches to 12 matches. Kevin De Bruyne’s assist for Manchester City against West Ham on Saturday took him into the all-time top 10 for Premier League assists. His beautifully-flighted ball for Ruben Dias' header that opened the scoring against West Ham was his 77th in the competition. If De Bruyne recovers in four weeks, he could be back in contention to play against West Ham on Saturday 27 February and for the Manchester derby on Saturday 6 March. Premier League LIVE: Man City beat West Ham to claim 20th straight victory as John Stones and Ruben Dias score. His absence will start with Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round tie at Cheltenham. Pep Guardiola would hold his pre-West Ham press conference on Friday. ... although with Kevin De Bruyne also selected this was the first time in 12 months both players had started in a league XI. Kevin De Bruyne joined an elite group of Premier League legends at the weekend when the Manchester City midfielder provided an assist in Saturday's 2-1 win over West Ham United. Kevin de Bruyne made one goal and scored another as Manchester City easily saw off West Ham in their first game since being banned from European competition for two years by Uefa. What became evident, as West Ham suffocated Aguero, was that Pep Guardiola missed those he had omitted by rotation. Man City vs West Ham. Sean O'Brien 27th February 2021, 3:04 pm. Goals from Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne lifted City’s spirits as they cemented their hold on second place in the […] Pep Guardiola on Kevin De Bruyne. Further reading De Bruyne facing up to six weeks out at Man City with muscle problem (Jan 22) Ederson quickly cleared a header from Michail Antonio in the 19th minute despite the crowd of West Ham players in front of him. City round of next month with a home fixture against West Ham United on Saturday, February 27, and will be hoping to have De Bruyne back for the March 6 showdown against Manchester United. West Ham are eyeing an explosive double striker swoop that will rock rival defences next season, while Kevin de Bruyne is 'annoyed' over Man City's latest contract offer. De Bruyne made his return from a month-long hamstring injury lay-off as a late substitute against Everton last week and started the 1-0 win against Arsenal four days later. However his headed goal against West Ham only did justice to the cross provided by the king of assists Kevin de Bruyne. MANCHESTER, United Kingdom– Manchester City cruised to a 2-0 win over West Ham on Wednesday as Pep Guardiola’s side returned to action for the first time following the club’s shock two-year ban from European competitions. West Ham's next game comes against Leeds on Monday Night Football on March 8, live on Sky Sports at 8pm. However, West Ham were able to trouble them several times on the counterattack. Against West Ham, as De Bruyne made his second start since returning from injury, the Belgian showed everyone who had made the claim just how utterly silly they had been with one glorious swing of his left foot. Man Utd ace Bruno Fernandes breaks Kevin de Bruyne record with outrageous West Ham display Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes put in a sensational display in the 3-1 win against West Ham … It is the joint-best 100% win ratio of his career along with fixtures against Watford and Bournemouth. Live Blog. I will not say anything different. He was fully fit against Gladbach as well. Kevin De Bruyne is "maybe" back this week for Manchester City as he makes his return from injury, boss Pep Guardiola has said. During the presser, the Spaniard confirmed that Kevin de Bruyne is fully fit: Hes fully fit. Normal service resumed for De Bruyne After about 20 minutes, City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne lined up a free-kick, about 40 yards out, to the right of the West Ham box. ... Kevin De Bruyne: 6/10. De Bruyne returned a fortnight later against West Ham United, but the revelation will still concern City boss Pep Guardiola. Kevin De Bruyne Vs West Ham (H) ... Did not play enough to warrant a rating. The Belgium playmaker, 29, suffered the injury during Wednesday's 2-0 Premier League win against Aston Villa. If De Bruyne recovers in four weeks, he could be back in contention to play against West Ham on Saturday 27 February and for the Manchester derby on Saturday 6 March. The Dias goal against West Ham came in the 30th minute and it was also his first goal for City Ruben Dias first goal for Man City 2021 | De Bruyne assist for Dias header goal v West Ham, with buildup Interestingly, the City central defender was still in … Win £250,000 on Tuesday! Kevin De Bruyne scored one goal and set up another in Man City's comfortable home victory in 2020 Even without De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero they looked frightening in attack against a West Brom side who have lost all four home league games since Sam Allardyce took charge. Even without De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero they looked frightening in attack against a West Brom side who have lost all four home league games since Sam Allardyce took charge. Rodri converted De Bruyne's corner before the man himself rounded off a 2-0 win over West Ham when the teams met on February 19 last year. City then host high-flying West Ham before a home derby against Manchester United on March 6. Won each of the five duels against the in-form attackers of West Ham. City attacks finally paid off in the 30th minute. Pep Guardiola has won all nine of his matches against West Ham by an aggregate score of 30-3. Do not miss … Manchester City return to Premier League action on Saturday afternoon. It means he moves ahead of Teddy Sheringham and is now just three short of David Beckham. Kevin De Bruyne is now 10th on the all-time Premier League assists chart. He is a key player for us. Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne will be sidelined for four to six weeks with a hamstring injury, says manager Pep Guardiola. Kevin De Bruyne (CM) - Rested against Gladbach, ... Sterling has six goals and two assists in his last ten appearances and has scored eight times against West Ham during his career. Defeat for West Ham would equal their club record of 10 successive losses against one opponent, set against Arsenal between 2010 to 2015. The Sky Blues will play host to David Moyes’ West Ham in the day’s early kick-off. It would seem completely inconceivable for City to achieve without those two working in tandem not so long ago.