Cardiff City 0-2 Manchester City: 5 Talking Points

#4 Kevin De Bruyne's masterclass

Running out of superlatives for this man

The Belgian wizard has been praised enough this season with superlatives often falling short to describe De Bruyne's prowess on the ball. Yesterday was one such night where De Bruyne influenced the game, not just by his sheer class, but with his grit as well.

His sneaky free kick under Cardiff's wall was cheeky whereas his determination to keep the ball in his possession led him to deliver a delightful cross the second half, and put the goal on a platter for Raheem Sterling.

De Bruyne also had the pass of the match when he put Sterling clear on goal by threading the defence, courtesy of some stunning vision in the second half.

De Bruyne goes under the wall! 1-0! #mcfc pic.twitter.com/n4JtpsIXVU

— Rob (@Razza_7) January 28, 2018

Meanwhile, De Bruyne became the fifth City player this season to reach 10 goals. He joins the likes of Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus and Leroy Sane to elevate City as the only Premier League club to have five players scoring 10 goals or more this season. Manchester United have 4 such players, Liverpool have 3, Chelsea have 2, and Arsenal have none.

5 - Man City now have five players to have scored at least 10 goals in all competitions this season, more than any other English league side (Aguero, Sterling, Sané, Jesus and De Bruyne). Mix. #CARMCI

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 28, 2018