Kyle Walker has revealed the two best players he has played alongside throughout his illustrious playing career, and the England defender named a surprising Spurs teammate ahead of Kevin De Bruyne.
Walker currently faces a battle to be fit for his club after going off injured for his country against Brazil. City's next game is a crucial 'title race decider' against league leaders Arsenal.
His City side sit one point of the summit of the Premier League in third place, with Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool splitting Arteta and Guardiola's men.
The right-back has played with some outstanding footballers over the years, notably sharing Tottenham's right flank with Gareth Bale in his 26 league goal season in 2012/13.
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Despite agreeing that the Welshmen had the best individual season he has seen, he snubbed the former Real Madrid man as well as current teammate Kevin De Bruyne when naming the best he's played with.
Speaking to Rio Ferdinand on Vibe with FIVE, Walker settled on David Silva as one of his choices: "You pass him a bad ball and he makes it look like a good ball - he makes you look better. David was so good. All-rounder, Kevin, but David individually.
The second name Walker came out with may surprise a few, or not considering the amount of love he gets from his fellow pros.
"David or, I've said Mousa Dembele countless times. He's a scandal. The only thing Dembele didn't have was assists and goals, but he had stupid talent - it shouldn't have been allowed," Walker explained.
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Walker was questioned on the podcast about Dembele's potential to fit into Manchester City's current lineup, to which he responded emphatically, stating, "One million percent."
The pair shared the field for Tottenham Hotspur on 139 occasions. They were both instrumental in Spurs' Premier League title pursuits in 2016 and 2017 where they fell short on both occasions.
Topics: Kyle Walker, Manchester City, Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur, Gareth Bale, David Silva, Moussa Dembele
Tom Jenkins