Raheem Sterling has hailed Kevin De Bruyne as Manchester City's answer to Luis Suarez.
The Belgian score twice in Tuesday's 4-1 Capital One Cup win over Hull to take his City tally to nine goals in all competitions, while he also has eight assists.
De Bruyne joined Man City from Wolfsburg in an off-season deal worth 54 million pounds ($80M) and has helped his new club lead the Premier League .
And Sterling sees similarities with Suarez who joined Barcelona in 2014 for £75 million - netted 82 goals in 133 games during a four-season stay in England.
Speaking of De Bruyne, Sterling said:
“Is he like Suarez? Yes, most definitely. Every top team needs a player who scores and assists goals so regularly like Kevin does. It’s most important. That’s what big players do and we’re happy to have him at this football club. He’s someone that gets in and around the box and creates and scores goals. That’s great for us to have, every team needs a player like that.”
"I didn’t see him much at Chelsea, to be honest. Not many of us did. But if you saw him in Germany, the number of goals he was involved in, it was obvious he had quality. It’s always a test for players to come to England, play regularly and contribute, but that’s what he’s done. Credit to him, he’s been incredible. He’s someone I work with every day and someone I get on really well with. We arrived in the same summer. And it’s so good to have someone like that in the squad. He’s a funny guy, quiet, gets on with everyone in the team."
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