Newcastle United defender Fabian Schar has labelled Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne as the hardest midfielder to defend against in the Premier League.
The Belgian has been in the form of his life since returning from injury that kept him sidelined for the majority of last season.
De Bruyne has quickly made up for lost time, registering eight assists and scoring twice in just six Premier League starts under Pep Guardiola.
City travel to St. James Park to face Newcastle on November 30 and Schar isn't relishing the prospect of facing the playmaker.
While speaking to Football Daily, the Swiss international named the ex-Chelsea star as the hardest midfield player to stop.
"It could be [Kevin] De Bruyne," the Newcastle man said.
"To be honest, I'm a big fan of him.
"He's a fantastic player.
"How many assists he gets is crazy.
"His positioning in the game is really hard to defend [against]. He's always between the lines. You don't know exactly what to do.
"You go out, or you wait, it's really hard.
"That's the best thing of the game, playing against these players and learning from them."
