De Bruyne likes a tweet comparing Ronaldo with Xavi and Iniesta

Santi Romero 1 year ago 46.3k |

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De Bruyne made clear his admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo. EFE/TeamCRonaldo

Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne liked a tweet about Cristiano Ronaldo. The author criticised those who called the Al Nassr player a 'poacher' using the Portuguese's assists, more than two of Barcelona's greatest ever midfielders, Xavi Hernandez and Iniesta.

There are many players in football's top flight who have publicly declared themselves fans of Cristiano Ronaldo, as Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka did a few months ago.

However, there are a number of other players who, despite not having made their admiration for the five-time Ballon d'Or winner public, have shown it in other ways, as is the case with Kevin de Bruyne.

The Manchester City midfielder liked a tweet that went viral on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter), in which the author defended the Al Nassr player from those who called him a 'poacher'. For this, he used as statistics the assists of Cristiano Ronaldo, who surprisingly despite being a striker, has provided more than two of the best midfielders in Barcelona's history: Xavi Hernandez and Iniesta.

However, the Belgium international removed his like from the tweet a few hours after it went viral. Class recognises Class.