Arsenal fans have taken to Twitter to react after finding out that Kevin De Bruyne had returned to training ahead of their clash with Manchester City.
The Gunners take on the Citizens this Sunday after their Europe League Round of 32 tie with Benfica, and this news isn’t going to be music to their ears.
The stats don’t lie – the 78-cap Belgium international has enjoyed facing Arsenal more than any other side throughout his career.
Transfermarkt shows that the former Chelsea maestro has been on the winning side on nine occasions against the north Londoners, having faced them 13 times.
In those 13 appearances against them, De Bruyne has scored five goals and assisted two more.
No side have conceded more goals to the 29-year-old than Arsenal.
In that respect, it’s no surprise to see the Gunners fans below panic over the news of his timely return to training.
Regardless of De Bruyne’s availability, it’s still going to be a seriously tough game for Mikel Arteta, even if the Belgian cannot feature.
Pep Guardiola’s side are currently on a remarkable 16-game winning run across all competitions.
In those outings, they’ve conceded just five goals.
If you were to look beyond the 16-game winning streak, the Citizens are actually unbeaten in 23 games – they have hit a seriously good run of form.
Let’s see what the Arsenal fans on Twitter have been saying about De Bruyne’s return to training…
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