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Freddie Pye

To try and summarise the transformational role played by Kevin de Bruyne on and off the pitch at Manchester City in the space of around 200 words is next to an impossible task.

That in itself is testament to his mammoth achievements over the past decade.

We are not just talking about one of Manchester City's finest footballers, but perhaps the finest ever at a club that has boasted the likes of Colin Bell, Mike Summerbee and Francis Lee of a previous generation, and David Silva, Yaya Toure, Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany, and Fernandinho of more recent times.