Is De Bruyne the best of the best? Stats of Man City star compared to legends...
Kevin De Bruyne didn't take long to pick up from where he left off in a Manchester City shirt.
Returning to Premier League action after five months out with a serious hamstring injury, the midfielder almost single handedly ensured City kept tabs with Liverpool at the top of the table, picking up a goal and assist in his side's 3-1 win over Newcastle.
Fast forward 24 hours and the Belgian was named in the FIFPro World XI, alongside team-mates Kyle Walker, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland on the back of City's maiden Champions League win.
But how does he compare to the best the Premier League has seen - the likes of Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Paul Scholes, Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira?
Appearances
1. Lampard - 898: Tipped to go to the very top by Harry Redknapp as a youngster, Lampard did just that. 648 of his appearances came for Chelsea, 179 for West Ham, and a few more for Manchester City and New York City.
2. Gerrard - 749: A one-club man for almost all of his career, there's little doubt that Gerrard is a Liverpool legend. 710 of his 749 career games came for the Reds, putting him third in the club's all-time appearance list.
3. Scholes - 716: Ranked as Chris Sutton's greatest Premier League midfielder ever, Scholes looked to have called it a day in 2011, retiring and joining the coaching staff at Manchester United. He came out of retirement in 2012 to play for United again, and he's third in the club's all-time appearance list.
4. Vieira - 650: The now-47-year-old racked up appearances for the likes of Inter Milan, Juventus, Manchester City and AC Milan. Most famously, though, he turned out 405 times for Arsenal.
5. Keane - 612: Keane retired at 34 due to medical advice, earlier than the five
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