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Ruben Dias Says He's The Greatest Portuguese Defender Ever

Ruben Dias Says He's The Greatest Portuguese Defender Ever

There's been some great Portuguese defenders over the years, but Manchester City's Ruben Dias thinks he's the best ever.

Ryan Sidle

Ryan Sidle

Ruben Dias has shown incredible confidence in himself, and an amazing winning mentality, by claiming he's the best Portuguese defender ever.

Manchester City's defence this season has been much improved since Dias arrived in the summer, after his €68 million move from Benfica.

Dias' impact in the Premier League title win has been compared to the one that Virgil van Dijk had at Liverpool over the past few seasons.

The 23-year-old is still extremely young for an elite centre back but his performance against PSG in the Champions League semi-final in particular showed how good he already is.

Despite his youth, Dias already thinks he's the best centre back to come from Portugal ever, putting himself above Chelsea legend Ricardo Carvalho.

"Can it be me?" the former Benfica defender responded when asked on the Premier League's official YouTube channel who the best Portuguese defender is.

"Yes," came the reply.

"Then it is me."

"What about Ricardo Carvalho?" he was asked as a follow up.

"Also fantastic, but to be better you have to believe it first."

Dias has impressed people so much that both Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher managed to agree he's been the breakout star of the season, although they picked other players for signing of the season.

Speaking about the Premier League winner, Neville said, "Dias has surprised me, dominating like he has for someone so young. I played with Jaap Stam, Gary Pallister, Steve Bruce, Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand... Dias is one of those who makes the rest of the team safe."

Carragher went further, calling him the best player this season, "They never replaced Vincent Kompany and last season that was a huge blow for them but he has come in and been the best defender in the league - and for me the best player."

John Stones has improved immeasurably this season playing next to the Portugal defender, who will be hoping to continue his form for his country at the Euros this summer, having looked on the way out of the Etihad Stadium last season.

At 23-years-old, Dias might not be right about himself just yet but he will be soon enough!

Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: Manchester City, Football, Premier League, Ruben Dias

Ryan is a writer for SPORTbible. He covers all sport from football, formula one, cricket, rugby, tennis, athletics, mma and wrestling. He obviously hates YOUR football team and has no interest in synchronised swimming.

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