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Pep Guardiola claims Kevin De Bruyne is 'back' after midfielder's stunning free-kick against Leicester as Rio Ferdinand says the Manchester City star relishes producing defining moments

Pep Guardiola has claimed that Kevin De Bruyne is 'back' after the midfielder scored a spectacular winner for Manchester City against Leicester.

In the build-up to the game Guardiola challenged De Bruyne to return to his best form and he responded by scoring an excellent free-kick just after half time as City prevailed with a 1-0 win to go top of the league.

Guardiola described De Bruyne's performance at the King Power Stadium as 'amazing'.

Pep Guardiola praised Kevin De Bruyne after the midfielder scored the winner v Leicester

Speaking on BT Sport, Guardiola said: 'He's back. He was not playing good last games, today he was amazing.