Meanwhile, Guardiola had urged De Bruyne to improve his performances and the 31-year-old responded perfectly. His manager warned rivals that the former Chelsea man is “back” following this excellent, match-winning display.
“Definitely. He’s back. He was not playing good the last games. He was amazing [today],” Guardiola told BT Sport. “He knows it, he knows it. He’s a player we need the dynamic, how to be free, and the conditions… but it’s difficult.”
The Spaniard added on his side’s performance: “When they attacked more it was a game, they decided they could play like we could play and they couldn’t adjust. It is important not to get frustrated when you have problems to attack because it is so difficult. It was really complicated.
“A lot of credit to Leicester for what they have done but we did not get frustrated. When they changed the rhythm we could not change the rhythm. We had to suffer.”