Fielding a strong side, City suffered a setback when they lost defender Manuel Akanji to injury early in the first half, but Foden's superb finishing and De Bruyne's comeback gave coach Pep Guardiola plenty to be happy about.
Phil Foden and Erling Haaland struck inside the first 15 minutes as City extended their perfect start in the Premier League to six games
City moved two points behind league-leaders Arsenal, who host Bournemouth later in the day
Guardiola saluted the impact of England forward Foden, who is starting to recapture his peak form after an inconsistent season
Foden has struggled with an ankle injury he sustained while playing for England at the World Cup in Qatar
Guardiola's current squad is valued at 1.05 billion euros ($1.12 billion) by website transfermarkt and on Sunday he started with the likes of England internationals Kalvin Phillips and Phil Foden and Argentina striker Julian Alvarez on the bench.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola expects midfielder Phil Foden and new striker Erling Haaland to form a dangerous combination after playing more games together regularly.
Manchester City forward Phil Foden was named the Premier League's Young Player of the season for the second consecutive year on Saturday.
Fielding a strong side, City suffered a setback when they lost defender Manuel Akanji to injury early in the first half, but Foden's superb finishing and De Bruyne's comeback gave coach Pep Guardiola plenty to be happy about.
Phil Foden and Erling Haaland struck inside the first 15 minutes as City extended their perfect start in the Premier League to six games
City moved two points behind league-leaders Arsenal, who host Bournemouth later in the day
Guardiola saluted the impact of England forward Foden, who is starting to recapture his peak form after an inconsistent season
Foden has struggled with an ankle injury he sustained while playing for England at the World Cup in Qatar
Guardiola's current squad is valued at 1.05 billion euros ($1.12 billion) by website transfermarkt and on Sunday he started with the likes of England internationals Kalvin Phillips and Phil Foden and Argentina striker Julian Alvarez on the bench.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola expects midfielder Phil Foden and new striker Erling Haaland to form a dangerous combination after playing more games together regularly.
Manchester City forward Phil Foden was named the Premier League's Young Player of the season for the second consecutive year on Saturday.