It took City 15 minutes to plan 3 1 defeat of United, says Kevin De Bruyne

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• Guardiola’s tactical switch helped City surge into three-goal lead• ‘We did 15 minutes this morning [on tactics] – that’s about it’
Kevin De Bruyne has revealed it took all of 15 minutes in training for Pep Guardiola to plan Manchester City’s 3-1 mauling of their neighbours Manchester United in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.
City were beaten by United in the Premier League last month but on Tuesday evening at Old Trafford Guardiola made an astute tactical change. With centre forwards Sergio Agüero and Gabriel Jesus on the bench, he played with a false nine in a fluid front line of two No 10s. Continue reading...

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