MANCHESTER, England -- Kevin De Bruyne scored a clever free kick and played a part in the other three goals as Manchester City beat Bournemouth 4-0 with another scintillating attacking display, maintaining its 100 percent start to the English Premier League on Saturday.City manager Pep Guardiola labeled De Bruyne as one of the best players he has managed after seeing the Belgium midfielder inspire the team to a fifth straight league win and a club-record eighth victory to open the season.When we talk about (Lionel) Messi, maybe he can sit alone in the table, with no one else allowed, said Guardiola, a former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach. But in the table beside, Kevin can sit there.The creative force behind Citys 2-1 win at Manchester United last weekend, De Bruyne ran the game at Etihad Stadium, too, opening the scoring by shooting a free kick underneath a jumping wall in the 15th minute.But possibly his moment of the match came in the 66th when he found space to thread a perfect angled through-ball to Ilkay Gundogan, who ran into the area to meet the pass with a first-time low finish that outfoxed goalkeeper Artur Boruc.No wonder De Bruyne was afforded a standing ovation by City fans when he was substituted late on.He is a special, outstanding player, Guardiola said. He makes everything. Without the ball he is the first fighter, and with the ball he is clear -- he sees absolutely everything.Every time, he makes the right decision. That is why he is a player on another level. We are lucky to have him and I hope he can enjoy playing his amazing football with us.In between those moments of class from De Bruyne, young forwards Kelechi Iheanacho and Raheem Sterling set each other up for goals on the counterattack as Bournemouth was continually picked off. But De Bruyne played his part.The 19-year-old Iheanacho, filling in for the suspended Sergio Aguero, notched his third goal in as many games this week by adjusting his feet and tapping into an empty net in the 25th after Sterling got in behind Bournemouths defense from De Bruynes pass before squaring the ball across the face of the six-yard box.Iheanacho returned the favor to Sterling after halftime -- and again the catalyst for the flowing move was De Bruyne, who slipped another pass through to the striker. Instead of shooting, Iheanacho cut the ball back for Sterling to bundle home his finish.Aguero will be back for Citys next league game but Nolito faces three matches out after his 86th-minute red card for motioning a head-butt at Adam Smith as they squared up and went forehead to forehead. The incident was sparked by Smith running into Nolito off the ball.Guardiola said he had no issues with the red card.City has 15 goals in five league games so far, and started a second successive league campaign with five wins in a row. This was also the first clean sheet in the league under Guardiola.Citys previous best start to a season was seven straight wins in 1897.Numbers are numbers and records will be beaten, said Guardiola, who took charge over the summer. Whats important is we won a game just three days after a Champions League game, which is always tough.In a little dig at Man United, Guardiola added: Bournemouth were until now the best team with the ball (City has faced) -- the other teams have played long balls. Cheap Eddie Murray Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. Cheap Baltimore Orioles Jerseys . The veteran safety was a starter for the Bengals from 2008-2012. He totaled 41 tackles and three interceptions while starting all but four of the 13 games he played last season. http://www.cheaporiolesjerseys.com/?tag=cheap-jim-palmer-jersey . Vancouver Whitecaps and Toronto FC failed to make the postseason while Montreal Impact fell at the first hurdle losing heavily to Houston Dynamo in the Eastern Conference Knockout Round. Cheap Orioles Jerseys China .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras. Cheap Orioles Jerseys . P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start. LAS VEGAS -- The?Nets?went 0-for-2 on the restricted free-agent market Sunday, as the Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat matched Brooklyns four-year offer sheets for 24-year-old guards Allen Crabbe and Tyler Johnson.Now, its back to the drawing board for Nets general manager Sean Marks and the rest of his front-office staff, who worked hard in putting together deals -- which totaled $125 million -- they didnt think Portland and Miami would match.Rebuilding Brooklyn put several stipulations in those deals -- including poison-pill provisions, trade kickers and player options -- in an attempt to deter Portland and Miami from matching, but they did so anyway.First, Portland matched Brooklyns four-year, $75 million offer sheet on Crabbe, and then Miami matched the Nets four-year, $50 million offer sheet on Johnson, leaving Brooklyn empty-handed.Both players confirmed the deals via social media.Its definitely disappointing not to have those two guys. But at the same time, were excited; were excited that those guys actually chose the Nets, the Brooklyn Nets to sign offer sheets with, Marks said. I think that says a lot about [head coach] Kenny [Atkinson] and his staff and the vision set forth. Well go back at it again. Theres certainly a Plan B, and thats in progress right now, which, again, were excited about. And we wish those guys all the best.Marks admitted that he expected the Blazers and Heat to match the two players offers.Theres no secret we were going after two top-tier guys, guys that we valued that are 24 years old that can be part of a program a building program from the foundation all the way up. So we would have been excited to have them, but when youre dealt the hand that we have, and we dont have a whole lot of young assets, in terms of picks, thats the way weve got to go do it, play within the rules, Marks said.dddddddddddd.After missing out on Johnson, the Nets signed veteran backup point guard Greivis Vasquez to a one-year deal.Great opportunity for me to show that Im healthy and I can help a team win, Vasquez told The Undefeateds Marc Spears.The 29-year-old was limited to just 23 games last season in?Milwaukee?due to right ankle surgery. He holds career averages of 9.0 points and 4.8 assists.Brooklyn is coming off a 21-61 season and does not have total control over its own first-round pick until 2019.?Prior to adding Vasquez, all the Nets had done this offseason was sign Jeremy Lin, Trevor Booker and Justin Hamilton.?With Crabbe and Johnson no longer in play, Brooklyn must now turn to a contingency plan to fill out its roster, which is still bare and lacking in dynamic young talent.Crabbe and Johnson both elected to sign with the Nets in part because their roles wouldve been expanded.I think that shows that we are starting to build something here. Theres no secret, its going to take time. We never said this is a quick, sort of six-month fix here, Marks said. The fact that again the two guys chose - a couple top-tier free agents chose to come and sign an offer sheet with us, I think that speaks a lot.Crabbe was to be the teams starting shooting guard, while Johnson would have served as its sixth man and backup point guard.Brooklyn was taking a big risk in inking Crabbe and Johnson to those massive offer sheets, but the front office believed both players had significant potential.Nets coach Kenny Atkinson is best known for his ability to develop players and help them improve. ' ' '