Belgian superstar De Bruyne admits his love for the Reds and Michael Owen after scoring four goals in youth game
AN 11-year-old Kevin De Bruyne says Liverpool are his favourite club and Michael Owen his favourite player in very first interview.
The baby-faced assassin hasn’t changed much in 15 years, not least his goalscoring form – putting away four for Gent’s youth side.
A young KDB gives his first ever interview
After his team beat rivals KRC Genk 6-2 in the youth cup final, 2002, a little KDB gave an interview for the first time.
He revealed: “My favourite team is Liverpool. My favourite player is Michael Owen and I would like to play there.”
The youngster then moved across to Genk – where he worked his way up through the youth ranks.
De Bruyne made his professional debut for the Belgian side in a 3-0 defeat to Charleroi in May 2009 – seven years on from that youth match.
The number seven lines up for a strike
The youngster celebrates scoring for Gent’s youth team
The Belgian didn’t make his English debut for Manchester City of course – spending two years at Chelsea from 2012-2014.
Manager at the time, Jose Mourinho, clearly didn’t recognise his talents – sending him on loan to Wolfsburg where KDB came into his own.
De Bruyne lingers in the back with his medal
The Belgian is asked who his favourite team are and he says Liverpool
De Bruyne hasn’t changed much in 15 years
The 26-year-old sparkled for the German club, showing the world what he could do, and Jose Mourinho what he had missed out on.
Manchester City realised his clear ability – signing him for a fee of £55million in 2015.
Since then he has come on leaps and bounds, arguably City’s MVP in their record-breaking season so far.
De Bruyne has conjured up eight goals and a further twelve assists for his teammates in all competitions this campaign.
