Kevin De Bruyne discussed how highly he rates Lisandro Martinez.
In that time, he has got the better of some of the best the top flight has had to offer, though his contribution this season has been restricted to under an hour for the Treble winners.De Bruyne had to come off after fewer than 30 minutes of City's Premier League opener against Burnley with an injury and could be out of action for up to four months.
Though it will be a while before the Belgian is back in action, he has had his say on the best defenders in the current Premier League.Martinez, Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk, and Chelsea veteran Thiago Silva. And De Bruyne opted to put Van Dijk as number one, followed by Silva in second place and United's Argentinean central defender Martinez as third.Outlining his decision to put Martinez behind Van Dijk and Silva, De Bruyne explained that though he does rate the United defender, he has simply not faced him enough times compared to the other more experienced duo who have both been in the Premier League longer and are further down the line in their playing careers.
"I've seen him play when he was at Milan and I played against him at PSG so he's been there for 20 years, so what a career he's had."
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