Kevin De Bruyne has returned to fitness at a difficult time for Liverpool as the Manchester City man leads his side in the Premier League title race. De Bruyne has appeared in just four Premier League games this season after picking up an injury 23 minutes into the campaign, but has notched a goal and three assists in just 205 minutes.
It means Pep Guardiola’s men lead the table behind United, with Liverpool two points behind and City still in contention. De Bruyne played another key role in City’s defeat at Brentford on Monday night, assisting one of Phil Foden’s goals in a game in which the England international completed his hat-trick.The 32-year-old is in top form and, despite missing a lot of football this season, returned at the start of last season and remains top of the assist charts in Europe’s top five leagues with 33 assists.
He scored and assisted in his first game against Newcastle, setting up games against Burnley and the Bees in City’s favour.
Jamie Carragher believes the Belgian is the best Premier League player of all time and believes he can make the difference in the title race. Speaking to Sky Sports on Monday Night Football, the former Manchester United player revealed that Liverpool would be City’s first choice if they were to sign the Wolfsburg man for £55million in 2015.”He’s been the best player in the Premier League for the last four or five years since he came back from Germany and moved to Manchester City,” Carragher said. “I think he was a really special person for Manchester City.
If you put him in a Liverpool shirt, Liverpool will win the league.” I think that’s his dominance.”Carragher compared De Bruyne to former high-profile players, saying the former Chelsea player leads the debate about the greatest foreign player in the history of the competition.
He said: “Kevin De Bruyne will go down in history as the greatest Premier League player of all time.” “Cantona, Zola, Bergkamp, the three players I mentioned are legends of the Premier League and their clubs. He is better than all three.”Meanwhile, West Ham striker Michael Antonio said: “We’re not the same team without him.”Liverpool’s winning record has suffered a recent setback, including a forgettable 3-1 defeat at the hands of Arsenal, before City emerged victorious at the Gtech Community Stadium.
