Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne admitted he got lucky with his goal against Cardiff (Picture: Sky Sports)Neil Warnock revealed that Kevin De Bruyne saved Neil Etheridge from being slapped with a fine by admitting that his goal in Manchester City’s 2-0 victory over Cardiff was a fluke. De Bruyne broke the deadlock in the sixth minute, beating Etheridge with a powerful strike from a tight angle, and Leroy Sane’s drilled finish just before half-time doubled City’s advantage at the Etihad. The Belgian midfielder’s hushed celebration suggested that his effort was unintentional and Warnock approached him for confirmation after the final whistle. Sky Sports‘ cameras captured the jovial on-field exchange between Warnock, De Bruyne and Etheridge and Cardiff’s manager lifted the lid on their conversation. MORE: UFC Conor McGregor announces return as war of words with Khabib Nurmagomedov escalatesSwallowing your partner's semen could help you have a baby, scientists claimEastEnders bosses kept Ben's return a secret even from the actor playing him‘The first goal, I think Neil the goalkeeper will be disappointed in that,’ Warnock explained. ‘When I went on the pitch after he had a great second half, pulled off some great saves, I said “it’s a pity about the goal, son” and he said “gaffer he didn’t mean it, De Bruyne!”. One can only imagine what this is about pic.twitter.com/rQDoa6j21I — Sam Lee (@Sammy_Goal) April 3, 2019 ‘Kevin was just going off the pitch so I shouted to Kevin and said “Tell me the truth, he said you didn’t mean it” and he went “I didn’t”. ‘He meant to cross it but the power of the cross was too much. ‘It’s a good lesson for [Neil] because you can’t anticipate as a goalkeeper, but that was good of Kevin really.’ Foden impressed on his first Premier League start for the champions (Picture: Getty)Pep Guardiola praised Phil Foden after the 18-year-old midfielder produced an assured display on his full Premier League debut. ‘We played really well. We started really well,’ City’s manager said. ‘A magnificent goal from Kevin De Bruyne. Unfortunately we missed a lot of chances; we need to score more goals. MORE: MUSIC Tulisa teases smooth jam Daddy as she goes back to her roots for music comebackMum who bought Snickers for children before murdering them is jailed for 19 yearsWoman uses simple trick to remove awful lipstick stains from her sofa‘Phil Foden played excellently. He did everything, arriving in the right positions with the right tempo. He always has chances, has a sense of goal. He’s ready, we know it, to play any game in any position. ‘He competes with David Silva, Kevin, [Ilkay] Gundogan, Bernardo [Silva]. He trains incredible.’ To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser thatsupports HTML5 video MORE: Manchester United decide to take huge risk with David De Gea ahead of summer transfer window #KevinDeBruyne #NeilWarnock #ManCity
