Guardiola: De Bruyne must win to belong in Messi bracket

Pep Guardiola thinks Kevin De Bruyne will have to help Manchester City win trophies before he can be regarded as one of the greats like Lionel Messi.

But the City manager feels such comparisons with the Barcelona star could put too much pressure on his star playmaker.

De Bruyne has been in outstanding form for the Premier League leaders in the early part of the season and he delivered a passing masterclass in Saturday’s 7-2 rout of Stoke, helping set up four goals.