Kevin De Bruyne Bids Farewell: Is Man City Maestro The Greatest Midfielder Premier League Has Ever Seen? Numbers Dont Lie

"Seeing this, you probably realise where this is heading" - Kevin de Bruyne was straight as an arrow with his bombshell statement as the Manchester City legend confirmed the changing of the guards at Etihad on Friday. After six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, five League Cups, one UEFA Champions League, one FIFA Club World Cup, one UEFA Super Cup and three Community Shields, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City are set to bid De Bruyne an emotional farewell at season end.

Bruyne confirmed on his personal Instagram account that the 33-year-old will bring the curtains down on his glittering 10-year trophy-laden stint at Etihad. Defying a decade of dominance with Guardiola at Manchester City, De Bruyne has ranked himself among the pantheon of greats in the English Premier League. A tailor with a golden needle, the Belgium maestro threaded passes through defence. The 33-year-old created and netted game-changing goals to earn a nod to get considered as the greatest midfielder in the history of the Premier League.

Numbers don't lie - the former Chelsea and Wolfsburg starlet might just be the greatest midfielder the Premier League has ever seen. Pitting KDB against the holy trinity of English midfield lore-Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, and Paul Scholes, the Manchester City maestro has a strong case to bid adieu as the greatest of all time.

Only one Assist King in EPL: De Bruyne

Talking about how legends operated as creative midfielders, De Bruyne is in a league of his own when it comes to assisting goals. A stunning rate of 0.42 per game means De Bruyne bagged 118 Premier League assists in 280 appearances. Lampard's 102 assists came in 609 games (0.17 per game), Gerrard had 92 in 504 (0.18 per game), and Scholes earned 55 in