Kevin de Bruyne reminds me of Manchester United legend David Beckham, says Gary Neville

Rival resemblance | Neville compares De Bruyne to Beckham
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Jack Rosser @JackRosser_10 September 2017

Gary Neville has compared Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne to his former teammate, Manchester United and England legend, David Beckham.

The Belgian, who has been deployed in a deeper role than he’s accustomed to under Pep Guardiola this season, laid on two assists in the Sky Blues 5-0 win over ten man Liverpool on Saturday, and Neville is full of praise for the 26-year-old.

"Kevin de Bruyne has sensational quality, he really has," he said on the Sky Sports Gary Neville Podcast.

"I played with a fantastic crosser and passer of a ball in terms of accuracy - David Beckham - and De Bruyne reminds me of him a lot.

"He is deliberate and precise, it looks like every cross lands on a sixpence, like he is aiming for the recipient.

"Too many times you see people cross and aim for an area or zone in the box, but De Bruyne has got the quality and precision to pick people out.

"David Beckham was like that, it's brilliant to watch. De Bruyne's performance was a polar opposite to the lack of quality Liverpool had in the final third.

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"De Bruyne's pass for Aguero's opener and the cross to Jesus for City's second ensured it was going to be a comfortable second half for Manchester City."

De Bruyne will be looking to have a similar impact from deep when Guardiola’s side travel to Feyenoord for their Champions League opener on Wednesday night.