Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne was at his Masterful Best as Belgium.

Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne was at his masterful best as Belgium withstood a spirited fightback from Wales to leave them hanging on the brink of relegation in the Nations League in a 2-1 defeat.

De Bruyne casually stroked in the opening goal from the edge of the penalty area and hit the post with another shot from a similar distance before crossing for Michy Batshuayi to tap in the home side’s second.

Belgium’s 2-0 half-time lead was no reflection of their avalanche of chances, and that advantage was cut in half when Kieffer Moore headed in from Brennan Johnson’s beautifully flighted cross.

After the Red Devils had a penalty overturned by the video assistant referee as replays showed Joe Morrell had cleanly dispossessed De Bruyne, Wales pushed for an unlikely late equalizer but were thwarted by the home side in a nervy conclusion to the match.