Anyone who says De Bruyne hasn't been outstanding tonight haven't seen the game
He carried that team by himself and almost led them to a 4-4 draw. Sure he lost the ball a few times, but created a fair bit of chances and dangerous actions and drove them forward.
again, I don't think anybody said he's bad, he's one of the best players in the prem definitely,
but the way people hyped him up. they said he's close to messi's level or even in the same tier, a player who can change the game out of nothing.
have seen hazard this season and what he has done to chelsea is outrageous. his perfomance against liverpool (w/ coutinho) at anfield was much much better.
de bryne has better teammates, play in a better system, his crossing ability is mindblowing. but he isn't nearly as good as some poeple hype him out to be.
he isn't even near neymar let alone messi.
in numbers:
32 passes (88.9% accuracy)
20 duels
9 dribbles completed
8 crosses
6 key passes
3 free-kicks won
1 assist