Kevin De Bruyne: Gorgeous replay of Man City star's assist for Haaland vs Man Utd

Manchester City were playing the football of dreams at times against Manchester United.

In an extraordinary 6-3 triumph for the champions on Sunday, you’d have been forgiven for thinking that Erik ten Hag’s men were lucky not to have picked the ball out of their net seven, eight or even nine times.

Love them or loath them, the simple fact of the matter is that Pep Guardiola’s side play some of the best football that the Premier League has ever seen.

And while Erling Haaland and Phil Foden will understandably hog the majority of the headlines for helping themselves to hat-tricks, we must be wary not to forget the contributions of all the wonderful footballers around them.

In fact, with Haaland having now extended his goalscoring record to a frankly alien 17 strikes in 11 games, many of City’s creative forces have unfairly missed out on the praise they also deserve.

And throughout all the stunning displays of finishing produced by Haaland so far, an almost omnipresent form of footballing magic behind him has come in the shape of Kevin De Bruyne.

Arguably the greatest midfielder in Premier League history – yes, we said it – the Belgian maestro was always going to strike up a lethal partnership with Haaland.

The marriage of his second-to-none passing range with Haaland’s ruthless strikes was destined to align perfectly, elevating City to even dizzier goalscoring heights than they’ve seen before.

And the synergy between the Citizens’ goalscorer and playmaker in chief was on full display as they tore United to shreds in a staggering first-half that saw them enter the break with a 4-0 lead.

Naturally, De Bruyne found himself pulling the strings on many an occasion, turning provider for Haaland’s first two goals as he romped his