Is Kevin De Bruyne the best midfielder in Premier League history? Where does the Manchester City legend rank? YOU DECIDE

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Manchester City will be saying goodbye to one of their greatest ever players with Kevin De Bruyne announcing that he will be leaving the club at the end of the season. The Belgian has graced the Premier League for a decade and will be remembered as one of the all-time greats. It's your turn to decide where he ranks amongst the best central midfielders in the Premier League era.

‘One of the greatest’ - Guardiola says De Bruyne’s Man City exit a ‘sad day’

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One of the greatest players to grace the Premier League will bid farewell at the end of the current campaign.

Kevin De Bruyne announced on Friday that he will leave Manchester City at the end of the season after 10 years at the club.

"This City. This club. These people... gave me EVERYTHING. I had no choice but to give EVERYTHING back! And guess what - we won everything," he said in a statement on social media.

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"Whether we like it or not, it's time to say goodbye."

Reacting to the news in his press conference, City boss Pep Guardiola said De Bruyne is "one of the greatest" in Premier League history.

Now it is your turn to decide where he ranks amongst the best central midfielders in the Premier League era.

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Chelsea supporters will be wondering what could have been as De Bruyne started off his Premier League career at Stamford Bridge.

The Belgium international was unable to find his way into the starting XI under Jose Mourinho and only made three league appearances for The Blues before leaving to join Wolfsburg in 2014.

The following year, De Bruyne returned to England after joining City with Manuel Pellegrini at the helm, but his game went to another level when Guardiola was appointed as the club's manager in 2016.

The midfielder was instrumental in helping City win the 2017/18 league title with a record-breaking 100 points.

The title win kickstarted a period of dominance for City both on the domestic stage and in Europe.

De Bruyne has won six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, five League Cups and the UEFA Champions League.

He has also won the Premier League Player of the Season on two occasions and won the league's 'Playmaker' award for a record three times.

Along with his impressive trophy collection, De Bruyne's Premier League numbers - provided by our friends at Opta - are also phenomenal.

Premier League stats for Man City

Appearances	277
Goals	70
Assists	117
Chances created	827
Goals from outside the box	29
Direct free-kick goals	4

Premier League all-time assists

Ryan Giggs	162
Kevin De Bruyne	118
Cesc Fabregas	111
Wayne Rooney	103
Frank Lampard	102

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Premier League assists since 2015/16 season

Kevin De Bruyne	117
Mohamed Salah	85
Son Heung-Min	71
Christian Eriksen	67
Trent Alexander-Arnold	64

Premier League all-time assists per minute

	Mins played	Assists (Min 50)	Mins/Assist
Kevin De Bruyne	20833	118	177
Dennis Bergkamp	22204	94	236
Cesc Fabregas	26372	111	238
Eric Cantona	13761	56	246
David Silva	23975	93	258

Premier League all-time chances created (since 2003/04)

Cesc Fabregas	846
Kevin De Bruyne	830
Steven Gerrard	828
Frank Lampard	802
David Silva	793

Is he the greatest? Cast your votes below

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