Man.City star De Bruyne would love to play with Ronaldo

Manchester City star Kevin de Bruyne spoke about his admiration for Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo and also explained why he would love to play alongside the Portuguese talisman.

De Bruyne, who is regarded as one of the finest midfielders in the game today, stated Ronaldo loves to play behind the defenders and that would help him send across pinpoint balls for him to score goals.

The Belgian superstar also said he would have liked to play with former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry. The Frenchman coached De Bruyne during his time with with the Belgium national team.

“I would look to strikers, someone like Thierry Henry, my coach at Belgium,” De Bruyne told Sky Sports.

“Even someone like Cristiano, for me as a creative player you know he is going to be there so I want someone quick who can go deep, that would help me a lot. For what I do, strikers are the main importance.”

“Cristiano, I could cross it three metres higher and know he is still going to get it,” he added.

Since making his move back to Premier League from Wolfsburg in Germany, De Bruyne has enhanced his reputation as one of the top passers in the world. He has since won two league titles and one FA cup with Manchester City and also achieved a third-place finish with Belgium at 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

The injury problems of last year are now firmly behind him. He has only missed three Premier League games this season and it is no coincidence that City lost them all.

In every aspect of the game now I feel really comfortable. At Wolfsburg, I did incredibly well but I was more up and down but the past three seasons, maybe a little less last season, I’m happy as I’m playing at a constant level.

“From the first game against West Ham to the last against Real Madrid, I’ve played really well. That makes it satisfying that I can be consistently good at a good enough level to perform.”

De Bruyne’s stats speak for themselves: he has four more assists, has created 21 more chances and seven more big chances than any other Premier League player. He also tops the Premier League charts for successful passes into the final third and successful crosses and corners.

Agencies