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Kevin De Bruyne? Bruno Fernandes? No, the best player in the Premier League this season has been JOAO CANCELO, say stats boffins, with Jesse Lingard in the top five and Joel Matip and Kurt Zouma rated highly too

Manchester City full-back Joao Cancelo has been the best player in the Premier League this season, according to expert statistics.

The Portuguese defender has become an integral part of Pep Guardiola's side who are eyeing up a throughly-impressive treble with the Premier League and Champions League after lifting the Carabao Cup last month.

In fact, the £60million signing has outperformed his team-mate Kevin de Bruyne and Manchester United talisman Bruno Fernandes to be crowned the best player this campaign.

Manchester City's Joao Cancelo has been the best player in the Premier League this season
Statistics show that the defender has outperformed Kevin de Bruyne and Bruno Fernandes

According to Instat, Cancelo has outranked every other player in the English topflight with his performances.