Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has heaped praise upon Kevin De Bruyne, after a sensational display in the Champions League.
Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur played out a classic at the Etihad Stadium, exchanging five goals in 21 first-half minutes before Sergio Aguero fired the hosts ahead on aggregate with an hour on the clock.
Amidst it all, Kevin De Bruyne was pulling the strings for Pep Guardiola’s side and, after providing the assist for Aguero ’s goal, the Belgium international remarkably boasted a hat-trick of assists in one of City ’s biggest games of the season.
Ferdinand was among those to heap the praise upon the influential midfielder, brilliantly summing up exactly how the majority of fans feel about him with a strong five-word statement.
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“No one passes the ball like De Bruyne,” he told BT Sport, “The best on the planet.”
De Bruyne has struggled with injury problems this season but his importance to City cannot be overlooked and, entering the business end of the season, his return to football and top form has come at the perfect time.
