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Kevin De Bruyne is a better all-round footballer than Mohamed Salah and could play for any club in the world, according to Brighton boss Chris Hughton. “For me, De Bruyne’s the more complete player and I think it's taken an exceptional season from Salah to win the awards ahead of De Bruyne,” said Hughton.
De Bruyne has been instrumental in Manchester City’s impressive Premier League title success but was beaten to both the PFA Players' Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year awards by Liverpool's prolific top scorer Salah.
Albion face the in-form duo in a daunting end to the season, with Wednesday's visit to the Etihad Stadium followed by a trip to Anfield on Sunday.
And, while Hughton has great admiration for both men, he thinks Belgium international De Bruyne just has the edge. Follow live coverage of the match below.
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62 min: MARCOS ALONSO SCORES FOR CHELSEA! Eden Hazard was introduced and Chelsea have gone all-out attack, playing something of a 4-2-4. The tactical switch pays dividends, though it is an extremely fortunate goal. A Huddersfield attempted clearance ricochets off the Spaniard's face and into the net.
50 min: THAT'S GOTTA BE KANE! The Tottenham striker puts his side one-nil ahead. He's looked a little off-the-pace again tonight, but class is permanent and Kane shows his quality, curling calmly into the top corner from a Son cutback.
As things stand, Huddersfield would be safe and Tottenham assured of a top-four finish.
54 min: Mathew Ryan saves well from Fernandinho, who pivoted and fired off a shot after bringing down a Danilo pass superbly inside the box. Still 2-1 to the home side at the Etihad.
58 min: Newcastle want a penalty when Matt Ritchie goes down under pressure from Hugo Lloris when he looked set to score after a bit of football pinball in the box. Nothing given by Neil Swarbrick.
76 min: Huddersfield are defending valiantly at Stamford Bridge, throwing bodies at everything. It isn't pretty, but for the moment it is effective.
75 Min: PENALTY TO LEICESTER AFTER DEMARAI GRAY IS BROUGHT DOWN!
AND JAMIE VARDY SENDS PETR CECH THE WRONG WAY! There didn't appear to be a great deal of contact on Gray, but the penalty was given and Leicester lead 2-1 against Arsenal.
77 min: The definition of an inspired change from Claude Puel: Gray had only just come off the bench before winning that penalty. A little more than ten minutes remaining for ten-man Arsenal to get back in it.
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