Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has revealed his desire to play alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, claiming that his number of assists would increase with the Portuguese star on his team.

The Belgium has already provided 16 league assists for the Citizens this season, ranking first with Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold coming second with 12 assists.

Speaking from isolation, the 28-year-old told Jamie Redknapp on Sky Sports News about the potential strikers he would love to play with: "Maybe somebody like Thierry Henry, or even somebody like Cristiano.

"For me, a creative player, he's going to be there. I'm somebody who's quick, who can go deep, that helps me a lot.

"You can play with magnificent midfielders, but strikers, for what I do, are probably the main importance.

"So I would say maybe Cristiano, or Thierry Henry. I could probably put it [a cross] about three metres high and he's still going to get it anyway so that's going to make my assists go up!"

The Juventus forward scored 21 league goals for the Serie A giants this season prior to the breakout of COVID-19.