Kevin De Bruyne backs former Manchester City team-mate Vincent Kompany to be a success at Anderlecht

Kevin De Bruyne has backed Vincent Kompany to be a success at Anderlecht. The former Manchester City captain joined the Belgian club as player-manager. Kompany stepped down as matchday manager after their worst start in 21 years. The 33-year-old then suffered an injury during the 1-0 defeat to Genk on Friday De Bruyne told the Manchester Evening News: “He's been a manager for like two months, so what do you expect? “To go there and win every game? It's not like this in football. I think there's a lot of people who want him to fail, because to do this job, to be player and a manager, some people don't like it but I know Vinny pretty well and he probably won't care what people say about it.”

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