De Bruyne superb as City welcome back Stones, Silva in win vs. Watford

Man City rebounded from their second draw of the season with a convincing win over Watford.

Man City rebounded from their second draw of the season with a convincing win over Watford.

The ESPN FC crew share their collective surprise at the fact that Pep Guardiola started Kevin De Bruyne against Watford.

John Stones discusses his return to the Man City lineup and reacts to the goal they conceded late in their win over Watford.
There was a strange feel to a game that caps off a busy festive fixture list; having sealed the win after 13 minutes, City watched Watford attempt to defend a 2-0 deficit for long periods before the game ended in a muddle of sleepy missed passes on a soaked surface.









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When Kevin de Bruyne was scythed to the ground by Jason Puncheon in the dying minutes of Sunday's draw at Crystal Palace, nobody could have imagined he would be back to days later to put in a man-of-the-match performance....