Man City 5 Crystal Palace 2: Kevin De Bruyne leads dramatic comeback in seven-goal thriller days after announcing exit

KEVIN DE BRUYNE inspired a sensational comeback as Manchester City came back from 2-0 down to win 4-2 against Crystal Palace.

The Eagles were running riot in the first half an hour after goals from Eberechi Eze and Chris Richards – and they thought they had a third, only for it be chalked off for offside.

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Kevin De Bruyne inspired Man City’s stunning comeback[/caption]

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Omar Marmoush was amongst the goals again[/caption]

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Mateo Kovacic scored after being set up by a clever De Bruyne pass[/caption]

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James McAtee latched onto a long ball and netted City’s fourth[/caption]

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Nico O’Reilly’s fifth ensured they moved into the top four of the table[/caption]

New semi-automated offside technology ruled out the goal and it sparked City into life.

De Bruyne, who ends his lengthy stay at the club this summer, fired home a stunning free-kick to begin the comeback.

Omar Marmoush then add another before half-time.

After the break, De Bruyne turned provider and set up Mateo Kovacic’s brilliant goal.

Academy graduates James McAtee and Nico O’Reilly then wrapped up the three points to send them into the top four of the table.

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Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze opened the scoring[/caption]

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Chris Richards gave Palace a shock 2-0 lead with a header from a corner[/caption]