| We need to talk about Kevin "He's got amazing vision for the game. It's very difficult to find that from any other player in the world." Fernandinho said this of Kevin de Bruyne after last Sunday's blockbuster livened up prospects of a super Saturday when Manchester City and Liverpool meet again, in an FA Cup semi-final. The odds for another meeting, in Paris for the Champions League, have considerably shortened with both making the semi-finals. "When I retire and watch and play golf, I will remember the biggest rivalry was Liverpool," Guardiola has said. "Juergen makes world football a better place to live." City and Liverpool have, Guardiola said, pushed each other for the past "four or five years" like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.  Premier League - Manchester City v Liverpool - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - April 10, 2022 Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola (Photo: Reuters) A lot of things made the City-Liverpool 2-2 draw as riveting as it was. There was the high line that both teams prefer, one that is always vulnerable to a ball over the top of the defence, the relentlessness with which they went at each other and the individual skills of so many of those on the pitch at Etihad. Which brings us to De Bruyne. Of all the stars in studs, he shone the brightest. Given the freedom to move into attacking areas, De Bruyne had an early goal, making the most of Bernardo Silva's quickly taken free-kick, and produced a late pass that was so good that only Luka Modric's outstep could better it. The simpler pass possibly would have been to Phil Foden, a sort of return gift for what had happened earlier in the week at Etihad when Atletico Madrid had visited. He was the only player De Bruyne could have possibly seen. But then, off his left foot, he picked out Riyad Mahrez who had made a run down the right. This didn't lead to a goal but was no way inferior to the De Bruyne special against Stoke City in 2017 which Leroy Sane converted. There too, the easy option would have been to play wide to Gabriel Jesus or through the middle to Raheem Sterling. If you haven't seen that pass on Sunday, or can't for whatever reason, remember City manager Pep Guardiola, the man who has made soccer a thing of sophisticated beauty, has called it exceptional. Of his 11 goals in the Premier League—De Bruyne is the team's leading scorer—six have come from De Bruyne's left foot, the rest from his right and Sunday's effort was his fourth from outside the box, according to statistics provider Squawka on Twitter. Exactly how dominant De Bruyne was in a clash between the two best teams in club football can be gauged by two more numbers from Sunday: 16 passes in the final third and four touches in opposition box.  Manchester City v Liverpool - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - April 10, 2022 Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne scores their first goal Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine By then, he had scored 11 Champions League goals including five in quarter-finals and had been directly involved in 11 goals in his last 12 games in the competition. He has two goals against Liverpool, two against Manchester United, the matchwinner in the quarter-final against Atletico and one goal against Chelsea this season. It hadn't begun well—De Bruyne had struggled from the after-effects of an ankle injury he used painkillers to suppress for Belgium in the European championship—but could end that way. No wonder Guardiola was worried after De Bruyne, who has six goals in his last seven games for City, was injured against Atletico on Wednesday. | 
