Will we see one more Kevin De Bruyne assist for Erling Haaland? | OneFootball

Across Kevin De Bruyne’s time at Manchester City, he has scored 108 goals and provided 177 assists. Amazingly, 19 of those assists have come in the Premier League, when Kevin De Bruyne has set up goals for Erling Haaland. As of right now, De Bruyne has three more games left in his Manchester City career. It would be a special sight if we could get one more De Bruyne assist for a goal for Erling Haaland. It would be even sweeter if it could come on Saturday at Wembley in the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace.

A Kevin De Bruyne assist set up Erling Haaland’s second goal for Manchester City.

You have to go back to August 2022 to find the first Kevin De Bruyne assist for Erling Haaland. It came in Manchester City’s 2-nil over West Ham at the London Stadium to kick off the 22/23 season. The goal can be seen below. That particular goal set the scene for a prosperous partnership between the pair. They had an instant connection on the pitch, and it set the tone for Manchester City’s success that followed in the 22/23 season and beyond. Now that the Haaland/De Bruyne partnership potentially only has three games left on the calendar. The hope is that they can combine for at least one more goal to add to their collection together.

The FA Cup final could be the perfect time for the pair to combine once again.

In an interview with mancity.com, Erling Haaland spoke about his connection with Kevin De Bruyne. He also said that it will be an emotional time when De Bruyne’s Manchester City career ends. Speaking on De Bruyne, Haaland said: “It’s been a pleasure to play with him. Hopefully in the last couple of games we’re going to have a really good time,. We clicked straight away from the first second and it’s going to be emotional when a good friend leaves. Maybe the best player ever to play for City – one of the best to play in the Premier League as well.”

“Hopefully we can make it a good one in the last few weeks. You really can’t replace a player like him because he’s got something so special with the way he puts the ball into the box.”

“You can see many of my goals are assisted by him and some of them have been ridiculous. We have to make the best out of it and give him a good farewell.”

Kevin De Bruyne has provided a catalogue of assists and highlights during his time at Manchester City. His link-up and combination play with Erling Haaland is one of those. The highlights from De Bruyne have become fleeting this season as age has caught up to him. But he remains a special player who is capable of providing a match-winning moment. The FA Cup final against Crystal Palace at Wembley on Saturday may be the ideal setting for De Bruyne to do just that once again. As are Manchester City’s final two Premier League fixtures against Bournemouth and Fulham.

It would be a special moment if we get one more Kevin De Bruyne assist for Erling Haaland to score. If it could either win City the FA Cup, or help them clinch Champions League qualification, it would make it that bit more special. The hope is that we get one more De Bruyne to Haaland moment before the curtain draws on Kevin De Bruyne’s Manchester City career.