Kevin De Bruyne makes Premier League plea to be given assist record outright

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straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City evening headlines for Sunday, August 2Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney believes that Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne is one of the three best players on the planet.Rooney lined up against De Bruyne in two Machester derbies, losing one and drawing one, but lost 3-1 against City after he had joined Everton.

Kevin De Bruyne on the field. And the Manchester United legend believes that his former Manchester City foe is one of the three best players on the planet at the moment.

straight to your inbox Fernandinho has warned his Manchester City teammates that they must be 'cautious' of Real Madrid and that their upcoming Champions League encounter will be 'complicated.' City have a 2-1 away goal advantage following the victorious first leg in the last 16 tie back in February, with Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne notching the goals in a historic win at the Bernabeu.

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne has challenged his Manchester City teammates to win the Champions League to give David Silva the perfect end to his time at the club..Silva played his final Premier League game for City in the 5-0 win over Norwich on Sunday, and was applauded off the pitch by his teammates and backroom staff.De Bruyne, who scored twice and assisted another in the comfortable win, hailed Silva as one of the best players to grace the league, saying the no.21 will be a huge miss at the Etihad."For me he's probably one of the best players who's probably ever played in the Premier League," De Bruyne said."Obviously you can always debate who is what but when you play with him you can appreciate what he does, day in day out.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola was quick to point out Kevin De Bruyne's second goal in a game where the Manchester City star equalled a Premier League record for assists.A ball finished off by Raheem Sterling was enough for the Belgian to draw level with Thierry Henry on 20 assists for a league campaign. He was unable to further add to his tally, although did smash two goals in a 5-0 victory.

straight to your inbox Kevin De Bruyne has equalled the Premier League record for assists in a season with a brilliant performance on the final day of the season against Norwich. De Bruyne went into Manchester City's clash with the already-relegated Canaries on 19 assists, one short of Thierry Henry's long-standing record of 20.

straight to your inbox Manchester City will face Norwich City on Sunday and will bring their disappointing Premier League campaign to a close. With City settled in second spot and Norwich long relegated at the foot of the table, there is nothing to play for but pride and the opportunity to break some personal records.

straight to your inbox David Silva will play his 309th and final Premier League game this afternoon as he captains Manchester City against Norwich this afternoon. Silva, who leaves City at the end of the season, captains the Blues today in the last game of the extended domestic season against the relegated Canaries.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has said that records do not matter as much as memories and experiences, and whether Kevin De Bruyne sets a new Premier League record for assists or not this season he will still go down as one of the best players to have graced the league.But he really, really, really should be able to set the record and it will be down to his Manchester City teammates if he does not. All season he has done his best to carry the Blues and - from his Newcastle strike not being enough for a win to many a glorious setup not converted - it has not always paid off.With just five assists needed in the ten games left when the league restarted, the 29-year-old should already have well beyond the 19 he currently has.

straight to your inboxGood evening, Manchester City fans. Here are your evening headlines for Saturday, July 25.Kevin De Bruyne insists he’s not thinking about breaking the all-time Premier League assists record ahead of Manchester City's final match of the campaign against Norwich City.

straight to your inboxIt's a shame Manchester City have nothing to play for against Norwich, as the Canaries are the ideal opponents to be playing on the final day.Already relegated, Norwich have lost every game since the restart and no side have conceded more in the league this season.

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne has expanded on his role in the Manchester City squad, revealing that manager Pep Guardiola trusts him to organise the team on the field.De Bruyne says he does not speak to Guardiola much over tactics as they share a similar philosophy, as he explained how Guardiola has changed City's approach from top to bottom in the last four seasons."He lets me be myself a lot of the time," De Bruyne told Soccer AM. "Obviously I speak to the manager quite often, but a lot of times it's not about football.

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne insists he is not bothered if he does not break the Premier League assist record in Manchester City's final game of the season at home to relegated Norwich.De Bruyne has 19 assists - his best-ever return in a season - and needs one more to equal Thierry Henry's record in the final match.The Belgian already feels like he has broken the record, but has had two assists taken off him in both meetings with Arsenal, after the Premier League judged the ball took a deflection into the path of the goalscorer.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says that Kevin De Bruyne ’s brilliance speaks for itself, after the Manchester City ace was snubbed for the Footballer of the Year award. The Blues midfielder finished as runner-up to Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson in the poll, conducted by the Football Writers Association.

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City morning headlines for Friday, July 24.Liverpool's Jordan Henderson has been voted the Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers Association (FWA) ahead of Kevin De Bruyne.The Manchester City midfielder was believed to be the frontrunner for the accolade, having registered 19 assists and 11 goals in the Premier League this season, and but has missed out to Henderson, who captained Liverpool as they won their first title in the Premier League era.The award prizes the best performer in English football but also takes into account their application off the field, as well.Hnederson has been exemplary during the uncertain time prompted by Covid-19, instigating the Players Together initiative

straight to your inboxPhil Foden has revealed Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne were both disappointed in the dressing room despite both playing a key role in Manchester City's 4-0 win over Watford.Sterling scored a brace before his shot was saved into the path of Foden for City's third with De Bruyne's perfect free-kick allowing Aymeric Laporte to score the fourth.The goals from Sterling took him to 19 league goals for the season - although he may be frustrated by seeing his initial penalty saved before scoring the rebound.However, teammate Foden revealed Sterling will have been annoyed at not getting a hat-trick, as he was denied by Ben Foster for Foden's goal."It was disappointing after the last game," Foden told ManCity.com."Today we

straight to your inbox Raheem Sterling has revealed that he took the penalty in Manchester City's 4-0 victory over Watford instead of regular taker Kevin De Bruyne because he was eager to bolster his goal tally and score another hat-trick. City bounced back to winning ways following their disappointing defeat in the FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal on Saturday as they once again battered the Hornets and put a dent in their Premier League survival hopes.

straight to your inboxJamie Redknapp says Kevin De Bruyne is desperate for the Premier League assists record. The Belgian midfielder pulled the strings in Manchester City's win over Watford, creating chance after chance for his side.He set up one goal, curling in a fine free-kick for Aymeric Laporte to head home.That took him to 19 assists for the season, just one away from Thierry Henry's record of 20 wth just one game left this season.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has stuck to his word and rotated his Manchester City side again to face Watford.Guardiola said a number of the players who started the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal would keep their places, but that he also planned to make changes and allow all of his squad numbers get some playing time in the final two games of the season.So against Watford, in the final away game of the campaign, Guardiola made four changes, with Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden coming into the side.Ederson continues in goal, with only one change in defence as Cancelo comes in at left back to replace Benjamin Mendy.

straight to your inboxManchester City fans feel Kevin De Bruyne has been robbed of a chance to win the Ballon d'Or award after it was cancelled for 2020.France Football, organisers of the prestigious award that recognises the best footballer in the world, say the decision has been taken due to the implications of the coronavirus pandemic on the football calendar worldwide.France Football say they took the decision as "such a unique year cannot - and should not - be treated as an ordinary year."They say that players cannot be judged equally as the first two months of 2020 were played in different circumstances to the remaining months.