With a difficult trip to Newcastle ahead of a short winter break, the squad were working hard at the City Football Academy in preparation.
Our goalkeeping unit of Ederson, Stefan Ortega Moreno and Scott Carson were put through their paces on the CFA pitches with the help of a yoga ball.
Kevin De Bruyne showed he was ready to play his part at St James’ Park by being part of the winning side at training and marked the win with a ‘Griddy’ celebration borrowed from Belgium team-mate Jeremy Doku.
There was also an opportunity to get acquainted with CFG sister club Bahia who swapped Brazil for freezing cold Manchester for their 2024 pre-season preparations.
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Then it was off to Newcastle where we secured a superb 3-2 victory to move up to second in the Premier League.
After Bernardo Silva’s incredible opener, goals from De Bruyne and Oscar Bobb completed a thrilling comeback to take the three points.
The winner was the Norwegian’s first Premier League goal for the Club and his exuberance after a sensational finish and again at the full-time whistle was matched by everyone in the squad.
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