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.
Rooney lined up against De Bruyne in Manchester derbies just twice, losing one and drawing one, but the following season he felt the full force of the Belgium international as City beat his Everton team 3-1 at Goodison Park.
Writing in his column for The Sunday Times , Rooney said: “There’s no doubt Man City’s biggest weapon is De Bruyne — arguably one of the top three players in the world right now “Playing against him was never, ever, easy and I’ll always remember Everton using me and Morgan Schneiderlin, in a 4-4-2, against a City midfield of De Bruyne, David Silva and.
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