By Alex Brotherton
Published on 2024-01-16 16:50:20
Rio Ferdinand made a bold claim about David Beckham when asked if Kevin De Bruyne is the greatest Premier League midfielder of all time.
If some football fans had started to forget how good De Bruyne is, then he gave them a timely reminder with a superb performance on Saturday.
After spending five months recovering from a hamstring injury, the City midfielder scored and assisted as City came from behind to beat Newcastle 3-2 at St James’ Park.
Then, in injury-time, he found Oscar Bobb with a stunning pin-point cross that the youngster coolly converted.
In the days since, the conversation regarding De Bruyne’s place in the pantheon of Premier League greats has resurfaced.
In fact, he thinks Beckham would be just as good as De Bruyne if he…
