'Perfect' Kevin De Bruyne scores four as Manchester City move to brink of title

By Ben Church, CNN

Updated 0835 GMT (1635 HKT) May 12, 2022

Kevin De Bruyne scored four to move Manchester City three points clear.

(CNN)Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne produced a scintillating performance to score four in his side's emphatic 5-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday.

The victory takes City three points ahead of title rival Liverpool with just two games remaining and, importantly, Pep Guardiola's side now boasts a far superior goal difference with seven more scored. If City is to retain the English Premier League title, which many now expect it to do, then it will certainly have De Bruyne to thank in large part.Erling Haaland the 'last piece in the jigsaw puzzle' for Manchester City to win the Champions League?The Belgian, who missed parts of the season to injury, has been magnificent in the run-in and was a class apart against Wolves. He had all but put the game to bed after completing his hat-trick just 24 minutes in the match but added another in the second half before Raheem Sterling completed the rout. Read MoreDe Bruyne's first three goals were all with his so-called weaker left foot but the third was the pick of the bunch.As he so often does, the 30-year-old drove effortlessly toward the goal from midfield before unleashing a bullet shot into the bottom corner of the net — he celebrated by tapping his left leg in acknowledgment. «The third goal was my favorite. I think that strike is the cleanest. I hit it really hard in the corner. Out of the three, that was the purest,» he told reporters after the game.«When you score four goals, it's always something special. It should have been five to be honest!»De Bruyne celebrates after scoring his first goal against Wolves. 'Unstoppable'De