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Jamie Carragher And Micah Richards Had A Passionate Disagreement Over Whether Kevin De Bruyne Is Better Than David Silva

Jamie Carragher And Micah Richards Had A Passionate Disagreement Over Whether Kevin De Bruyne Is Better Than David Silva

Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards were not in agreement over the Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva debate.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards had a passionate and entertaining debate over Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva last night.

De Bruyne, on his 50th Champions League appearance for City, scored in the second half to break the deadlock in a frustrating quarter final first leg fixture against Atletico Madrid.

It was yet another defining moment for the Belgian in City colours, widely regarded as the best midfielder in the world.

Carragher waxed lyrical about De Bruyne on CBS Sports' Golazo show and stated that the 30-year-old will become City's greatest ever player.

But former City defender Richards, who won one Premier League title and played 245 times for the club, was not quite having it.

He told Carragher that he would agree if De Bruyne was able to fire City to a first Champions League trophy. Yet when Carragher pulled him up on that, Richards mentioned David Silva - a suggestion the Liverpool legend brushed off.

"You can't just dismiss the magician that is David Silva," Richards said.

Carragher then claimed Silva was never the best player in the world in his position, which Richards wholly disagreed with.

Carragher did say that he "loves" Silva but was adamant that De Bruyne will "get more goals and play more penetrating passes" than the Spaniard.

Image: PA
Image: PA

In summer, to finish a two minute argument, Richards explained that most City fans would likely say De Bruyne is on par with Silva at this current moment.

The playmaking pair became teammates in 2015 when De Bruyne returned to English football in a £54 million move.

Pep Guardiola found a way to play the pair in the same midfield upon his arrival and it led to some of the most beautiful attacking football the Premier League has ever seen.

De Bruyne has scored 80 goals for City and lifted three Premier League titles - just one behind City legend Silva.

Image: PA
Image: PA

The World Cup winner left for Real Sociedad in 2020 after a decade of service.

Featured Image Credit: Image: CBS Sports & PA

Topics: Micah Richards, Jamie Carragher, Manchester City, Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and wrestling. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has interviewed some of the biggest names in the field - including the first UK interview with The Hardy Boyz after their return to WWE. He has never sported a pair of Lonsdale Slip-ons, contrary to reports.

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