HIGHLIGHTS! De Bruyne inspires stunning five-star City fightback! | Man City 5-2 Crystal Palace

A Kevin De Bruyne‑inspired City staged a stunning comeback from 2‑0 down to overwhelm Crystal Palace 5‑2 at the Etihad, boosting their push for a Champions League place. In a remarkable, incident‑packed game, the Eagles had taken an early two‑goal lead through Eberechi Eze and Chris Richards, with a potential third by Eze ruled out by VAR for offside. In his first appearance at the Etihad since confirmation that he is to leave City this summer after 10 glorious years, skipper De Bruyne helped spark a magnificent comeback. The Belgian first narrowed the deficit with a trademark first‑half free‑kick before being involved in Omar Marmoush’s leveller before the break. De Bruyne then set up Mateo Kovacic a minute after the restart to fire City ahead, before James McAtee – on his first Premier League start for City – extended the advantage via a stunning Ederson assist. Nico O’Reilly then scored his first Premier League goal to seal a result to remember. The victory moved Pep Guardiola’s side back up into fourth place in the Premier League table with six games of the season remaining.