De Bruyne: Pep has given Manchester City a new lease of life

Kevin De Bruyne believes some of his Manchester City team-mates have been reborn since the arrival of boss Pep Guardiola.

City have a 100 per cent winning record after four Premier League games, most recently seeing off Manchester United at Old Trafford.

They have certainly been playing with the shackles off, scoring 11 goals in those four games – more than anyone else in the division.

City also put six goals past Steaua Bucharest without reply in their Champions League two-leg play-off last month.

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And De Bruyne, who scored his first goal of the season at the weekend and has also been credited with two assists this term, feels the team are thriving under their Spanish boss.

The Belgium playmaker said: “I think the way we try to play now is very enjoyable, especially for the attacking players, because we try to play nice football – the way we want to play.

“Maybe for some guys it’s a new beginning.

“We have got to go a little bit away from the physical game in the Premier League, because we are not as strong as other teams.

“We know that, so we try to dominate them with the way we want to play.”