In true Neapolitan flair, Napoli unveiled their marquee signing with a bold computer-generated image of De Bruyne sitting on a throne, clad in royal blue and wearing a crown — aptly captioned, “King Kev is here."
With his victory against the duo, the France international cemented his position as the favourite for this year's Ballon d'Or, which was presented following the Champions League group-stage draw in Istanbul on Thursday, according to DPA.
The Portuguese talisman has now won the same amount of Premier League POTM awards as Mohammed Salah, Harry Kane and Kevin de Bruyne combined this season and that too at the age of 37.
City were under pressure at the start of the game following Liverpool's 2-1 win away to Aston Villa 24 hours earlier, but De Bruyne quickly took control with a hat-trick within 24 minutes.
“For the first time in its history, which began in 1956, the Ballon d'Or will not be awarded in 2020."
Manchester City City played the spoilsport in Liverpool’s Premier League-winning party as the Reds lost the very first match after their historic title win.
De Bruyne's club teammate Sergio Aguero had earlier said that the players are scared to get to playing the game because of the pandemic.
Kevin de Bruyne also stated that he would have liked to play with former France striker and his coach at the national team Thierry Henry.
The 28-year-old had joined Manchester City from Wolfsburg way back in 2015 and has played a vital role in Manchester City winning two Premier League titles.
One of the main conundrums facing Guardiola is which of the Silvas, David or Bernardo, might conceivably make way to accommodate De Bruyne.
