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Guardiola: De Bruyne the world's best? The best is just one...

Pep was once again full of praise for Barça star Lionel Messi

However, the Catalan coacj is also a huge fan of De Bruyne

Guardiola espera estar en lo alto en las competiciones europeas / | ATLAS
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One of the weapons Pep Guardiola will have available to him for Manchester City's Champions League game against Napoli this week will be Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgian is the in-form player in England and the debate now is about how far he can go. 

"De Bruyne the best [in the world]? The best is just one," Guardiola said, in reference to Lionel Messi. "If you want Kevin to be considered one of the best, he has to win titles. We are here to help him achieve that. 

"But he is one of the best. It would be a dream for me, I would love all the players -- not just Kevin -- to achieve the level of Messi.

"I don't want to put the pressure on Kevin. He is an amazing player, a humble guy, all his teammates love him. He wants to play every game and fight until the end.

 

"But Messi is apart. He is a guy who scored 60 goals for the last eight, nine, 10 seasons. I want to help Kevin all I can to get to the highest level possible."