09-09-2020, 11:17 AM
Kevin De Bruyne beats Liverpool's Jordan Henderson, Sadio Mane, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold to win PFA Player of the YearÂ
Kevin De Bruyne has been crowned Manchester City's first-ever PFA Player of the Year.Â
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The Belgian midfielder equalled Arsenal's legend Thierry Henry's Premier League record of 20 assists in a single season as City finished second to Premier League champions Liverpool. He also scored 13 goals.Â
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De Bruyne edged out team-mate Raheem Sterling, and Liverpool quartet Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jordan Henderson, Virgil Van Dijk, and Sadio Mane to win the award on Tuesday night, September 8.Â
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The Belgian equalled Thierry Henry's Premier League record of 20 assists in a single season as City finished a distant second to Premier League champions Liverpool.
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'It's a huge honour. To be voted for by your colleagues and competitors from other teams who you play against is amazing,' De Bruyne said.
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'It's strange that I'm the first one at City given all the good players that have played here before and who are still playing here but it's nice.'
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'When players vote for you, and it's everyone who is voting not just a few, that means you've done really well during the season,' added De Bruyne, who was also awarded Premier League Player of the Season last month.
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'Most of the time Pep just lets me be me. He gives me a lot of freedom. I don't know why, it's just the way it goes between us and he knows I will always put the team first.
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'If I can help myself, I'll do that, but he knows I want the team to win and if the team wins then I'll gain from it. In that sense he trusts me completely.'
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Kevin De Bruyne has been crowned Manchester City's first-ever PFA Player of the Year.Â
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The Belgian midfielder equalled Arsenal's legend Thierry Henry's Premier League record of 20 assists in a single season as City finished second to Premier League champions Liverpool. He also scored 13 goals.Â
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De Bruyne edged out team-mate Raheem Sterling, and Liverpool quartet Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jordan Henderson, Virgil Van Dijk, and Sadio Mane to win the award on Tuesday night, September 8.Â
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The Belgian equalled Thierry Henry's Premier League record of 20 assists in a single season as City finished a distant second to Premier League champions Liverpool.
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'It's a huge honour. To be voted for by your colleagues and competitors from other teams who you play against is amazing,' De Bruyne said.
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'It's strange that I'm the first one at City given all the good players that have played here before and who are still playing here but it's nice.'
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'When players vote for you, and it's everyone who is voting not just a few, that means you've done really well during the season,' added De Bruyne, who was also awarded Premier League Player of the Season last month.
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'Most of the time Pep just lets me be me. He gives me a lot of freedom. I don't know why, it's just the way it goes between us and he knows I will always put the team first.
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'If I can help myself, I'll do that, but he knows I want the team to win and if the team wins then I'll gain from it. In that sense he trusts me completely.'
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