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Man City talisman De Bruyne named Premie

  • Kevin De Bruyne has been named the Premier Leagues Player of the Season.The Manchester City star has driven Pep Guardiolas team to the verge of a fourth title in the space of five seasons with some sensational displays.Despite having a rather stuttering start to the campaign after suffering an eye injury in last seasons Champions League final, and then sustaining another problem during Belgiums Euro 2020 quarter-final defeat to Italy, the 30-year-old has gone on to score 15 Jacob Eason Jersey goals in the Premier League so far in 2021-22.Remarkably Alexander Myres Jersey , those goals have come from an expected goals (xG) value of just 5.8. He has also provided seven a sists.Four of those came in Citys 5-1 thrashing of Wolves earlier in May, with De Bruyne becoming the first player since Harry Kanein May 2017 to score three goals in a Premier League game with his weak foot, while he is the first midfielder in the competitions history to do so.Indeed, he has contributed to13 goals acro s his last nine Premier League appearances to truly take the reins of Citys Matthew Adams Jersey title charge.While City still need to beat Steven Gerrards Aston Villa on the final day to ensure the title is theirs, De Bruynes stellar efforts have been rewarded. The playmaker previously won the award in 2020, after matching Thierry Henrys Premier League a sists record, while a City player has taken the prize for athird succe sive season, with Ruben Dias having won the accolade last year.City may be signing Erling Haaland ahead of next term but this season they have once again operated without a recognised number nine, though De Bruynes 15 strikes put him as the teams leading scorer.Over his last 19 league matches, De Bruyne has registered a goal involvement every 81 minutes, edging out his single-season best John Mackey Jersey from 2019-20 (85 minutes per goal involvement). He is also the only playerto average over three shots and over three chances created per 90 minutes this season in the Premier League.De Bruynes triumph seals a fine day for City players, with Phil Foden Peyton Manning T Shirts having been selected as the leagues Young Player of the Season.Golden Boot contenders Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min were also on the eight-man shortlist for the Player of the Year award, which includedJoao Cancelo, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jarrod Bowen, Bukayo Saka and James Ward-Prowse.
      March 13, 2023 3:36 AM PDT
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