Story of De Bruyne in quotes

Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne faces his former club Chelsea in Saturday’s big game at the Etihad Stadium, live on Sky Sports.

The Belgium international has emerged as one of the world’s finest playmakers since falling out of favour with Jose Mourinho and leaving Chelsea in 2014.

His impressive performances for Wolfsburg earned him a club-record £55m move to Manchester City in the summer of 2015, and he has gone from strength to strength at the Etihad Stadium.

Here, we pick out the best quotes to tell the story of his departure from Chelsea and his return to the Premier League with City…

“Kevin de Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku are ready to be part of Chelsea’s squad.” – Jose Mourinho when asked about his plans for Chelsea’s young Belgian duo at his Chelsea unveiling in June 2013.

“The next time Kevin is on the pitch, he has to think he’s playing for his next appearance. In Werder Bremen he didn’t need to prove himself so much. This is a different reality. He’s competing against very good players, so every minute he’s on the pitch he has to work really hard.” – Mourinho criticised De Bruyne’s performance in a 2-0 League Cup win over Swindon in September 2013.

“I am a fighter. I learned it at Genk in my first year when we were fighting against going down. Also at Bremen last year it was very difficult. We had to fight more often than not. I will fight again to earn my place.” –  De Bruyne responded by vowing to fight for his place at Chelsea.

“Kevin is showing desire …

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