Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has hailed the influence of playmaker Kevin De Bruyne.

The Belgian played a starring role to help the Citizens stun newly crowned Premier League Champions Liverpool in a league match on Thursday.

"He is a really good player. A really, really good player. He has something unique," Guardiola told reporters afterwards.

"He can run, the vision he has. The personality he shows right now, scoring four penalties in a row when we struggled this season with them.

"Right now in the midfield position is the best.

"Of course he can get better. How? He knows it."