Kevin De Bruyne scored a vicious, curling effort at Selhurst Park to bring Manchester City level against Crystal Palace.

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• City went behind to Jean-Philippe Mateta opener
• De Bruyne scores scorcher to level game
• City need to win to keep pressure on Liverpool and Arsenal

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The Belgian, so often the man for the big occasions, picked up the ball on the left-hand side of the Palace area, drifted inside and then unleashed a stunning effort into the top-right corner of Dean Henderson's goal. City had gone behind after just three minutes at Selhurst Park, but De Bruyne made sure they were back on level terms within 10 minutes. Having been rested in midweek in City's win over Aston Villa, Guardiola will be delighted his midfielder responded with a stunning goal.

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  The sumptious finish from De Bruyne prompted quite the reaction from Pep Guardiola, who blew kisses to his star man in recognition of the effort. The Catalan coach has often turned to De Bruyne to produce golden moments and once again his faith has been repaid. City can go level on points with league leaders Liverpool with a win before the Reds face a depleted Manchester United on Sunday.

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