Bernardo Silva was named as man of the match for the Manchester City’s 8-0 demolition of Watford but Kevin De Bruyne was club’s stand-out performer.
After missing 29 of City’s 61 games De Bruyne is now back to action and he tormented Watford from start to finish.
“He was quite good, yeah? The guy has a future, yeah?” said Guardiola afterwards, tongue firmly in cheek.
“Kevin is a special player, sometimes he sees something the other guys cannot see on the pitch. Sometimes I’m a little bit like ‘Grrr’, when it’s a simple ball and he loses it. How, with your quality, can you lose it? But he’s an incredibly talented player, with his vision upfront and the quality he has.
“We had an incredible season, winning four titles, but we missed him a lot last season because he’s a special player. I’m happy he’s here, happy for the club. When nobody knew him or nobody talked about him, the club were there and said, ‘He can help us’.”