“For me, he is [in the running for Player of the Year], but obviously in the end when we did the voting we can not choose any City players”.
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Liverpool’s Egyptian worldwide then set-up Sadio Mane to head home a third goal as the Reds put one foot in the semi-finals of the Champions League with an impressive victory over the Premier League champions-elect. “He’s a huge value for the team but to top goal scoring charts is remarkable”. Spurs players have won the YPOY award four out of the past five years: Dele took the award home in 2016 and 2017, Harry Kane in 2015, Garth Bale in 2013, and Kyle Walker in 2012. I think it’s a nice feeling.
“You can not compare, it is impossible”.
De Bruyne also dismissed suggestions that the players might have been shaken by the pre-match scenes, influencing their strangely poor performance at Anfield.
It was a special moment for a player that had only just made his first-team debut – a memory that makes the academy graduate want to stick it to City at the Etihad Stadium once more. “But I think if supporters do that without being violent then I think it’s OK”.
Wednesday evening may not have gone to plan, but it’s safe to say that Kevin Bruyne is having an incredible season.
“In 10 minutes we got three goals against and it is hard to come back but even then we tried everything to get something out of the game and if it was not for the last action we missed it was possible”. That’s not a good thing.
“De Bruyne has obviously been fantastic throughout the season and has adapted very impressively to playing a deeper role for City, which allows them to switch from defence to attack so quickly”. Other people will be looking to see whether it is a one-off situation. Even Dejan Lovren and Loris Karius, who barely had a save to make all night, have begun to look like half-decent players with Van Dijk in their ranks.
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Salah is under contract at Anfield until the summer of 2022 and club chiefs are expected to offer improved terms to convince him to stick around.
