• City manager sees decision to move Belgian into striker’s role reap reward
• He praises character of team after De Bruyne strike earns late win over SevillaManuel Pellegrini acclaimed Kevin De Bruyne as “the perfect player” for Manchester City after the club’s record signing scored the stoppage-time winner in what their manager admitted was a fortuitous victory over Sevilla.
De Bruyne’s left-foot shot completed City’s recovery after they went behind to Yevhen Konoplyanka’s goal half an hour into a night when Pellegrini accepted “we were a cramped lucky” to emerge with their second successive 2-1 win in Group D courtesy of a goal in added time.
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Source: theguardian.com