Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne named PFA player of the year

Kevin De Bruyne, pictured, has scooped the PFA player of the year award (Peter Powell/PA)

Kevin De Bruyne credited Pep Guardiola after becoming the first Manchester City man to be named the Professional Footballers’ Association’s player of the year.

The Belgium playmaker’s award breaks a two-year run of Liverpool winners, with Virgil Van Dijk and Mohamed Salah having claimed the prize over the previous two seasons.