Kevin De Bruyne has debunked Patrice Evra 'leaders' theory about Man City and Pep Guardiola

Although there are currently a million and one problems blighting Manchester United at present, Patrice Evra recently took the opportunity to stick the boot in on the other half of Manchester.

After Manchester City exited the Champions League in heart-breaking fashion away at Real Madrid, Evra saw it fit to criticise the perceived lack of 'leaders' on the pitch for the stat-defying semi-final second leg result. He told Amazon Prime Video : "Manchester City needs leaders, but [Pep] Guardiola doesn't want leaders.

"He doesn't want personality. He's the leader. That's why when they're in trouble they don't want to. They don't have anyone on the pitch to help them.

"He chooses his teams like that, he can't train people with personality. He did it at Barcelona, but he builds his team to control everyone."

Portraying Guardiola as some kind of dictator figure was bizarre and brought a laugh and a smile back to the faces of City supporters through its sheer implausibility. It does not take long to debunk Evra's wild theory but there is one man who, in less than two weeks, has shown the ex-defender's comments were plain ignorant.

Flash back to the final day of the Premier League season and when they really needed him, Kevin De Bruyne delivered. He took control of the situation for the Blues and his stunning cross for Ilkay Gundogan's winner showed how he can inspire his teammates in a 'pressure cooker' environment.

His Premier League Player of the Year award was just rewards for a superb campaign that highlighted his worth to this City team. Presumably though, because he doesn't go around licking uncooked chicken or doing other bizarre things on social media, De Bruyne falls into the bracket of having 'no personality',