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Published 21:04 11 Nov 2021 GMT
Updated 21:13 11 Nov 2021 GMT
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"The day before a game we usually train tactically, based on how the opponent plays," De Bruyne told the MidMid podcast.
"But before United, Pep said: 'We don’t know how they are going to play. We shall see'. And we stopped training after 10 minutes or so."
The Belgium star also explained how the City boss 'didn't know' whether the Red Devils would play with three at the back, like they had been doing in recent weeks.He added: "Often Pep knows how the opponent is going to play. This time he didn’t know, so he didn’t know what to do.
"We have done what we always do, but he didn’t know beforehand if they would play with five at the back, or with four, or with a diamond in the middle, or with three upfront."
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