Kevin De Bruyne He left visibly angry when Pep Guardiola decided to replace him in the second half of the crucial Liverpool-Manchester City (1-1) yesterday to bring Mateo Kovacic. The Belgian footballer was seen arguing with the Catalan coach for a long time. Even though he was sitting on the bench he continued to speak strongly to Pep, who seemed to want to give him explanations to calm him down.
Later, in the press conference after the match and asked about it, Guardiola explained the reasons that led him to decide to sit the Belgian international. “I’m happy to see that. I like that it bothers him that I change him, it’s good,” the man from Santpedor started arguing before the media, who were waiting to know what happened next.
And the ‘sky blue’ coach explained: “I know what we lack, we have to keep the ball. Then, when (De Bruyne) left, we were better in that sense. With Mateo, John ( Stones) and Rodri, “We had the quality to play and keep the ball. But let’s see… Kevin… what can I say about Kevin? He knows that we need him and that he is important to us,” he said, settling the matter.
Source: La Verdad
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