Kevin De Bruyne brought his incredible form to new heights on Wednesday as he put in his best performance of the season so far in Manchester City’s 5-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The 30-year-old netted four at Molineux as Pep Guardiola’s men moved three points clear at the top of the Premier League and significantly improved their goal difference.
It means City are overwhelming favourites to wrap up a fourth title in just five years, with games against West Ham United and Aston Villa this season.
For De Bruyne, it would also be a fourth top-flight success in England, and the champions’ upswing in form since the start of April has been largely down to the Belgian’s brilliance.
The midfielder has driven City on with his range of passing, energy, penetrative dribbles and, of course, eye for a goal.
It seems almost every City game De Bruyne is walking away with ManchesterWorld’s Man of the Match award, and it’s no surprise he was selected as the star performer again in the victory over Wolves.
The four-goal contribution also means City’s talisman has racked up some impressive records, stats and landmarks all from the one game.
We’ve picked out some of our favourites from an unforgettable night for De Bruyne…
It means City are overwhelming favourites to wrap up a fourth title in just five years, with games against West Ham United and Aston Villa this season.
5. Second City man to landmark
He’s also only the second City player ever to net four in an away Premier League match, along with Edin Dzeko.
6. Double century
De Bruyne’s second goal on the night was his 200th goal involvement for City across all competitions.
7. Four in a row
The former Chelsea man has now registered 20+ goal contributions in the league for a fourth consecutive season.
8. Highest goalscoring season
Those four goals move De Bruyne onto 19 for the season in all competitions, his highest tally in a single campaign since joining the club. The previous best tally was 16 in 2019/20.