Kevin De Bruyne has revealed how a tactical tweak led to the vital goal that gives Manchester City a slender Champions League quarter-final advantage. The Blues midfield star raced onto a pass from substitute Phil Foden to fire them ahead and set up a huge battle in next Wednesday’s second leg.
City had struggled to break down an Atletico side that had retreated into a virtual 5-5-0 formation until the arrival of Foden and fellow subs Jack Grealish and Gabriel Jesus. Guardiola was praised for the triple switch which saw Foden sharpen up the attack, Grealish add a degree of control and Jesus become a focal point for the attack.
But De Bruyne says that a smart switch in his role was a big factor in his goal, as he popped up on the right of the City attack to link up with Foden, asked to play wide on the right: “In the second half I started more on the left midfield and then we changed it a little bit where I played as a number ten so I could just get the spaces,” he said.
