Defend the Premier League Manchester City champions of two goals down to beat Crystal Palace at the Etihad stadium.
Manchester City returned from two goals to Thrash Crystal Palace 5-2 when Kevin’s master class of Bruyne kept her challenge alive among the top five.
The Pep Guardiola team was in danger of suffering a great setback in its attempt to reach the Champions League after the goals of Ebeeechi Ezechi Eze and Chris Richards put control of the palace at the Etihad stadium on Saturday.
But, in his first game at home since he announced that he would go to the end of the season, by Bruyne he stole the show with the son of the dynamic exhibition that made him one of the greats of all the Premier League before his recently plagued decline in injuries.
The Belgian midfielder, who has been in the city since 2015, scored to cause revival before Omar Marmoush equalized at the end in the first half.
Mateo Kovacic turned De Bruyne’s assistance to put City ahead after the interval and the objectives of the young James Mcatee and Nico O’Reilly sealed the moving act of escape.
The only concern for Guardiola was an injury in Ederson that forced the city goalkeeper to leave in the second half.
Guardiola said that this week was an optimistic city that would qualify for the Champions League because his “spirit” returned after a problematic campaign.
City had abandoned the first five after Newcastle’s victory in Leicester on Monday, but this very necessary victory took them to fourth place.
Although the city is back in the places of the Champions League, they do not have control of its destination.
Chelsea placed by FiffH will return above them if they beat IPPSWich on Sunday, while the sixth Newcastle place is only two points and have two games in hand.
Guardiola could have been in an even worse position, however, after his crispy defense was exposed in the sixth minute.
Daniel Muñoz’s pass sent Ismaila Sarr running along the flank to deliver a low crossing that Eze ended easily in the distant post.
The city was in disorder in the back and Oliver Glasner men punished them again in the 21st minute.
Ederson could not make contact in his attempt to avoid the corner of Adam Wharton and Richards faced the Front Oa Ruben days to return home from short distance.
Semi -automatic technology out of play used in the Premier League for the first time this weekend spread a third goal for the palace after Eze had finished another fluid movement.
Bruyne is a shadow of the player who was so instrumental in the career of six titles of the city in seven seasons.
But the 33 -year -old retreated the years to inspire City’s fight, fulfilling a notice with a fierce 25 yards strike that caught the post.
Unfortunately not to score minutes before, from Bruyne reduced the deficit in the 33rd minute, whipping a thunderous free kick beyond Henderson through the post.
The city suddenly had all the impulse and Marmoush brought them at level in the 36th minute.
The header of De Bruyne de la Cruz de Mcatee arrived in Ilkay Gundagan, whose sliced effort led Marmoush to drive in his seventh goal since he arrived from Eintracht Frankfurt in the January transfer window.
The city’s return was complete two minutes in the second half when Kovacic limited an arrogant incursion.
Gundagan and O’Rilly combined to find De Bruyne and his pass was perfectly weighted for Kovacic to pierce Henderson from 20 yards.
After 12 substitute appearances, Mcatee scored his first beginning of the Premier League for City with a goal in the 56th minute.
Ederson launched a higher point in the field and Mcatee ran through the defense of the Statue Palace, rounded Henderson and took advantage of the empty network.
O’Reilly limited the demolition with his first league goal for City in the 79th minute when the 20 -year -old flew home from the edge of the sand.
