Kevin De Bruyne is a better passer than any of former Manchester United’s trio, according to Michael Owen.
De Bruyne has been in spectacular form for Manchester City this season and is expected to win the Premier League’s Player of the Year award.
The Belgium international has 14 assists in the Premier League this season, at least three more than any player in Europe’s top five leagues.
Owen claims the City star has developed into a better passer of the ball than Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and David Beckham.
When queizzed on how he would rank the quartet in terms of passing, Michael Owen said: “De Bruyne, Scholes, Giggs, Beckham would be my order.
“Beckham was a pure striker of the ball,” he told the official Premier League website.
“He obviously mastered a great whip on his dead balls, but he had that long range fizz as well.
“Of course he could see a pass, vision I’d say decent and weight of pass good. A great clean striker of the ball.
“But I wouldn’t say he had the vision and ability of De Bruyne.
“Scholesy had great vision. Not only could he play a ball, but he had great vision.
“Giggs probably didn’t have the long range ping in his locker like a Beckham or a Scholes, but had unbelievable vision. Great vision.”
