Another day, another De Bruyne magic. The 26-year-old midfielder added to his top-notch performances this season with yet another spectacular outing against relegation-threatened Swansea City.
With Manchester City taking a early two-goal lead via David Silva and Raheem Sterling, De Bruyne stepped up to add to the misery of the despairing visitors. A pass from Danilo fell to the feet of the former Chelsea man and made no error of the chance by letting fly one of his trademark long-range shots into the top left corner of the Swansea goal.
The goal consequently took De Bruyne’s tally in the league to eight goals with 15 assists also on the side to re-emphasize his immense contribution to Manchester City’s success this season. Amid the numerous validation coming the Belgian’s way, the debate of who - between him and Mohamed Salah - truly deserves the PFA Player of the Year has sprung up once again.
Here are some of the best views from thrilled fans on social media:
Watching that De Bruyne goal like... pic.twitter.com/YyxVp0kjeR
— Football Banter (@FbBanterPage) April 22, 2018
Mohamed Salah might win PFA Player of the Year, but no doubt in my mind that Kevin de Bruyne is the best all-round player in the Premier League. It's not even that close (for me).
— Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) April 22, 2018
Love watching Kevin De Bruyne play. Wonderful footballer.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) April 22, 2018
'Chelsea rejects' in the Premier League this season:
— bet365 (@bet365) April 22, 2018
Mohamed Salah - 31 goals, 9 assists
Romelu Lukaku - 16 goals, 7 assists
Kevin De Bruyne - 8 goals, 15 assists pic.twitter.com/pUDklEZ3C9
Grown men have convinced each other that a limited poacher is better than the most technically gifted football the leagues ever seen
— Jake (@DeBruyneMF) April 22, 2018
Hang on with that Goal of the Season award. De Bruyne just creamed one into the top corner, still rising when it hit the net. Quite brilliant. #MCFC
— Stuart Brennan (@StuBrennanMEN) April 22, 2018