Going into the World Cup, Belgium were probably looking to Kevin De Bruyne to pull the strings in their midfield and unlock defences with his near-flawless passing technique and vision.
However, it looks like the Red Devils might be preparing to start the Man City playmaker as an enforcer instead -- especially if he's going to be flying into tackles like this against Panama, Tunisia and England over the coming days.
Stevig tackeltje op training, toch? ?? pic.twitter.com/jkdchklFLi
— Enzio Houwaart (@EnzioHouwaart) June 14, 2018
The unfortunate stooge on the receiving end of De Bruyne's emphatic reducer was Adnan Januzaj, who we can only presume had previously done something to get himself clattered up in the air.
Still, we can't imagine Roberto Martinez was overly impressed.