Ilkay Gundogan was the star of the show as Manchester City crushed Basel 4-0 on the road in the Champions League Last 16 first-leg clash on Tuesday.
The midfielder of Turkish origin scored a brace for the visitors, putting on an impressive display.
The 27-year-old even scored a rare header over the course of the 90 minutes.
Gundogan’s goal to put City 1-0 up, great delivery from De Bruyne pic.twitter.com/UtQX7YMQ1o
— City Lens (@MCFCLens) February 13, 2018
Humble as ever, Gundogan decided to praise teammate Kevin de Bruyne instead for his opening goal.
The Germany international described De Bruyne’s cross as being ‘perfect’.
“Quite a lot to be honest, I mean I had the opponent on my back so it was not really easy to head it,” Gundogan said after the game.
“I got a good touch on the ball with my head which doesn’t happen so often to be honest
The timing was perfect, the ball was perfect from Kevin, so obviously it was an important.
“You need to ask him, I hope he enjoyed it.”
The Belgium international now has 19 assists in all competitions this season including four in the Champions League.
Gundogan meanwhile took his goal tally up to four this campaign.
