Kevin De Bruyne Named PFA Player of the Year, Phil Foden Best Young Player

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne on Sunday gained the English Professional Footballers' Association's Player of the Year. This was additionally the second time that the Belgian has gained the award, making him solely the third footballer to attain this feat, after Arsenal legend Thierry Henry and former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo. De Bruyne has been a commanding presence in Manchester City's midfield for years now and this 12 months too, he performed a really essential function for Pep Guardiola's side--scoring 10 targets and offering 18 assists in 40 matches. He helped City to their third Premier League trophy in 4 years. Sports News | Manchester City's Pep Guardiola Wins PL Manager of the Year Award for Third Time

"You want to win all the trophies with the team and then obviously if you win a trophy like this, this is probably the most important one as an individual trophy in the league," the 29-year outdated mentioned.

“To be voted by your opponents who you compete with each recreation, that claims loads. They are the folks, for my part, who know the most about the recreation and they're attempting to get to the finest stage...When you have got this stuff, you may present your children and say, ‘Look, that is what daddy did when he was youthful," De Bruyne added.

City also have been winning the League Cup for four successive years now. Unfortunately, the Belgian couldn't make an impact in the recently contested Champions League final, where he was injured in the second half with facial fractures. City lost the final to Chelsea.

De Bruyne pipped stars like Harry Kane, Bruno Fernandes and City teammates Ruben Dias, Ilkay Gundogan and Phil Foden to win the award.  Foden was, in fact, named the PFA men's Young player of the year.

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