Manchester City ace Kevin De Bruyne admits that he has surprised himself recently.

The Belgian felt that he would have to take some time to get back to his best form after a lengthy injury absence.

However, De Bruyne has hailed his own form in returning from his hamstring surgery after a 6-2 win over Luton Town.

De Bruyne told the media afterwards: “I did not worry (about his hamstring injury) but I did not expect to come back in this way, if I am being honest.

“It was one of those games where you get a lot of one-v-ones and there's a lot of space. If you can find the right angles, you get a lot of opportunities. We figured out a way to hurt them and Erling scored the goals so it was good.

“If you play quickly, it's very hard because they control it more but once you get the understanding of keeping the ball for a little bit more it's hard for them and there's a lot of space. That's the way they play. It's hard but we figured out a way."