De Bruyne pointed to coach Arteta

In the 51st minute, the ball touched the Arsenal player out of the touchline, to the position of coach Mikel Arteta. The Spanish ruler kicked the ball away, when De Bruyne was rushing to bring the ball into play quickly. The Belgian player pushed Arteta in the chest, then pointed at the old teacher's face, before the two sides exchanged words.

Arteta worked as an assistant to coach Pep Guardiola from 2016 to 2019, the period when De Bruyne just joined Man City. There was no major scuffle after the situation where the two men competed for the ball. When the final whistle sounded, Arteta took the initiative to go to the technical area of ​​Man City and shake hands with De Bruyne to make peace.

In this match, the 31-year-old midfielder shone, scored and assisted to help Man City win 3-1 to take the number one position in the Premier League table. When leaving the field in the 88th minute, De Bruyne was thrown by many home fans with cups, plastic beer ...

After the match, he responded with messages on Instagram. The Belgian star posted a picture of himself walking on the sidelines, with the caption: "Who wants a beer?". In another photo, De Bruyne bows his head as a beer glass is flying towards him. "Thank you," he wrote.

Man City is ahead of Arsenal thanks to goal difference. But De Bruyne and his teammates played more than one game. This weekend Man City have the opportunity to earn three more points as a guest of Nottingham Forest. They also rematch Arsenal on April 27.