#4 Kevin De Bruyne
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De Bruyne had a stellar start to his Manchester City career after arriving last summer for a club-record transfer fee of £55 million, making him the second most expensive transfer in British football history.
The Belgian contributed 12 goals and 12 assists after joining from Wolfsburg, justifying his record-smashing fee. Before the forward tore a knee ligament in the 3-1 win against Everton on 27th January, City had suffered only one defeat since early December.
Manuel Pellegrini later conceded that the club’s form was hit hard after losing their star-midfielder to injury, which was clearly evident as City endured five defeats in the seven weeks that were to follow the playmaker’s absence, including three in a row, two of which were in the league.
De Bruyne was the driving force behind City’s revival following his comeback, leading the charge in a 4-0 drubbing of Bournemouth right after returning to the first team. They went on to win three consecutive matches in the League to get a strong-hold on the fourth spot and eased past PSG into the semi-finals of Champions League courtesy of a brilliant curling effort by the former Chelsea man.
