Kevin De Bruyne rates Manchester United โ€˜creative machineโ€™ higher than Odegaard and Maddison

Kevin De Bruyne rates Manchester United โ€˜creative machineโ€™ higher than Odegaard and Maddison

Man Cityโ€™s Kevin De Bruyne ranks Bruno Fernandes, Martin Odegaard and James Maddison in order of who he thinks is the best creative midfielder in the Premier League.

The Man City and Belgium midfielder, who is currently out of action for months due to injury, appeared on Sky Sports this week to rank a series of different topics from 1-3.

De Bruyne, 32, ranked Fernandes above Odegaard in his assessment.

โ€œI think heโ€™s a creative machine,โ€ De Bruyne told Sky Sports when describing Fernandes. โ€œJust in general.

โ€œI think Odegaard is very creative, heโ€™s a little more controlled, and then Maddison is also really creative but I need to see more of him in a big team. So that can change, but thatโ€™s why I put him number three.

โ€œBeing creative has a lot of different things around it. Creating chances, but also sometimes you can give somebody the ball and he shoots from 30 metres.

โ€œItโ€™s always different, but I think heโ€™s always there. He takes a lot of risks, also, and I like it.

โ€œAnd obviously heโ€™s been doing really well, and heโ€™s been doing it for a long time. Odegaard was amazing last year, but obviously heโ€™s younger, and thereโ€™s a difference in that.โ€

Kevin De Bruyne RANKS The BEST Premier League Midfieldersโ€ฆ pic.twitter.com/U6iQ6a0ne9

โ€” Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 25, 2023

Footage courtesy of Sky Sports

Fernandes has been subject of criticism lately with pundits โ€“ such as Micah Richards โ€“ firing shots from the outside. There has been suggestions that he isnโ€™t the right man to captain United and that heโ€™s a liability when it comes to officials.

Hopefully, the Portugal international silences his critics this evening with a strong performance against Nottingham Forest.

Itโ€™s important to stress Fernandes is not the only player that we need to demand more from.

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