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Manchester City's demolition of Stoke highlights the importance of classy Kevin De Bruyne on 100th appearance

Hardly a week goes by, it seems, without Kevin De Bruyne demonstrating his importance to Manchester City.

Here, on his 100th appearance for the club, De Bruyne was a class apart in a stunning 7-2 demolition of poor Stoke, helping to set up four of the goals.

Is there a better player in the Premier League right now? Surely no-one can match De Bruyne in terms of his all-around contribution to the team.

Kevin De Bruyne was the catalyst as Manchester City went about demolishing Stoke
Kevin De Bruyne was the catalyst as Manchester City went about demolishing Stoke

In the last 18 games Premier League games, he has scored three – including that stunning winner at Chelsea a fortnight ago – and made 14 assists.