De Bruyne says he did not have "a lot of patience" under Mourinho

The Belgian midfielder who has become one of the best players in the world did not get a lot of playing time under Mourinho who once publicly criticized him.

Mourinho said at the time: “I try to be honest with Kevin.

“He’s not selected because I didn’t like the match he played against Swindon and I didn’t like the way he was training.”

De Bruyne has now explained his situation with Mourinho in City’s new “all or nothing” documentary:

“I was only 20 years old when I decided to sign for Chelsea, and I got my chances in the first few games and I thought, okay, things are going well, I play okay, we won the games.

“But then one day it stopped. Knowing me, I didn’t have a lot of patience at the time, I decided to go in January.”

His current coach, Guardiola, has nothing but praises for the 27-year-old, as he said recently:

“Kevin is a top player, shy - he doesn’t talk too much - but the pitch is completely different.

“He is a competitor, physically so strong. He can do everything - he doesn’t feel the pressure.

“Now he is one of our captains and he deserves it because he takes a lot of responsibility on the pitch.”