Manchester City forward, Kevin De Bruyne fired an injury-time winner to snatch a potentially crucial 2-1 Champions League Group D victory for Manchester City over Sevilla.
Unai Emery’s team took a deserved lead 30 minutes into a compelling first half – Yevhen Konoplyanka firing home the opener having earlier struck a post.
City, without their playmaker David Silva through injury, could only watch on as Konoplyanka turned in the type of performance with which the mercurial Spain international regularly thrills the Eastlands crowd.
Although clearly short of such ingenuity, City – once again lining up with captain Vincent Kompany on the bench – showed commendable character to force their way back onto level terms through Adil Rami’s 36th-minute own goal.
And De Bruyne then showcased his quality in stoppage time, as he coolly converted Yaya Toure’s pass – his fifth goal in seven starts for City, who repeated the same feat they had achieved from a goal down to Borussia Monchengladnbach in their previous Champions League outing.
Manuel Pellegrini’s team now lie second in the standings, a point behind Juventus following their draw with the Bundesliga team, ahead of the return match in Spain.
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