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SASSUOLO, ITALY – AUGUST 23: Kevin De Bruyne of Napoli and teammate Scott McTominay pose for a photo at full-time following their victory in the Serie A match between US Sassuolo Calcio and SSC Napoli at Mapei Stadium Citta del Tricolore on August 23, 2025 in Sassuolo, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Scott McTominay says he needs \u2018advice\u2019 from Kevin De Bruyne, while the ex-Manchester City star admits he has to \u2018adjust\u2019 to Napoli.<\/p>\n

De Bruyne and McTominay scored a goal apiece in Napoli\u2019s 2-0 win over Sassuolo on Saturday.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe message for the pre-season was we need to take off where we finished last season. It was important to win against a difficult team, which was not so easy, but are hungry this year and humble in the work as well,\u201d McTominay told DAZN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

McTominay was the 2024-25 Serie A MVP, inspiring the Partenopei\u2019s second Scudetto in three seasons. Has he given any advice to his new teammate?<\/p>\n

McTominay needs advice from De Bruyne at Napoli\"SASSUOLO,SASSUOLO, ITALY \u2013 AUGUST 23: Kevin De Bruyne of Napoli celebrates scoring his team\u2019s second goal during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo Calcio and SSC Napoli at Mapei Stadium Citta del Tricolore on August 23, 2025 in Sassuolo, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\u201cHe doesn\u2019t need any advice; I need advice from him,\u201d admitted McTominay.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat a player and what a guy as well. We are happy to have him and bring all his qualities. He\u2019s ready to go; he just came in, and it\u2019s like he\u2019s been here for five years. He\u2019s such a great guy. We are all together, the team spirit is the most important thing and remain humble.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Scotland international scored the first goal in the game with a towering header and received the MOTM award at the Mapei Stadium.<\/p>\n

McTominay was famously given the nickname McFratm last season, as he found one for De Bruyne?<\/p>\n

\u201cNot yet, that will come, I\u2019m sure,\u201d McTominay replied, smiling.<\/p>\n

De Bruyne: \u2018Napoli don\u2019t have to adjust to me\u2019\"SASSUOLO,SASSUOLO, ITALY \u2013 AUGUST 23: Kevin De Bruyne of Napoli controls the ball whilst under pressure from Armand Lauriente of Sassuolo during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo Calcio and SSC Napoli at Mapei Stadium Citta del Tricolore on August 23, 2025 in Sassuolo, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are so many nicknames out there, it\u2019s hard to even imagine what they\u2019ll come up with for Kevin.\u201d<\/p>\n

De Bruyne scored his first Serie A goal from a free kick in the second half.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a nice moment, I just tried to put it in the right space, a dangerous space. Nobody touched it in this case, but it\u2019s nice when you start this way,\u201d said the Belgian.<\/p>\n

How has he been adapting to Serie A football?<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a different way of working and playing. I have to adjust a bit and can do better,\u201d said KDB.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good start as a team, but I think we can play better individually and collectively. I came in and tried to look at them. They have a way of playing that I have to adjust to. They don\u2019t have to adjust to me, and I try to get with them, try to work hard and follow what they did last year. It\u2019s a great group. They\u2019ve helped me settle in easily, the foreigners and the Italian guys, so I try to help them with my experience, but they teach me how they play in Italy. I think it\u2019s going very well, but we still have to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

De Bruyne, who joined Napoli on a free transfer from Manchester City, became the oldest outfield Partenopei player to make his Serie A debut for the club in the three-point era<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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