Kelvin De Bruyne, the Manchester City midfielder, has won the 2019/2020 Premier League Player of the Season.
De Bryne saw off competition from Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson, Sadio Mane and Trent Alexander-Arnold, Nick Pope of Burnley, Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy, and Danny Ings of Southampton to win the prize.
The Belgian was the only player from Manchester City to be shortlisted for the award.
Although City relinquished the domestic league to Liverpool, De Bryne had an outstanding season.
He scored 13 goals and bagged 20 assists – matching the record set by Thierry Henry in 2003 – as Pep Guardiola’s side ended as the Premier League highest scorers for the third season running.
The midfielder was on the pitch when City lost 1-3 to Lyon in the quarter-final of the UEFA Champions League on Saturday, August 15, 2020, a defeat Guardiola has blamed on the team.
City crashed out in the quarter-finals for the third straight season with a shock 3-1 defeat to Lyon in Lisbon.
A familiar cocktail of defensive errors missed chances and VAR controversy did for Guardiola’s side with the Catalan coach also under fire for another surprise team selection in the knockout stages.
Source: ESPN
