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Kevin De Bruyne let himself down yet again in Manchester City’s 1-2 loss to Brentford with another ludicrous dive.
Following light contact with his opponent in the box, the Belgian international was caught on camera throwing himself to the ground.
While we understand that players like Mo Salah receive few favourable calls week in and week out, despite suffering more serious contact, and there is more of an incentive for diving, it is disappointing to see such a world-class talent behaving in this manner.
City’s chances of moving to the top of the Premier League were thwarted by a combination of poor finishing, wasteful passing, and tenacious Brentford defending before Toney capped a statement performance by sensationally tapping in a 97th-minute winner.
City created 29 chances but only converted six of them as Brentford’s defense suffocated their attack and limited striker Erling Haaland to a couple of half-chances.
