Kevin De Bruyne left fans in stitches after his hilarious response to Manchester City teammate Jack Grealish winning the club’s February Player of the Month award.
Grealish has been faced with mounting criticism over his run of form at the Etihad after City splashed out a hefty £100m transfer fee to Aston Villa in 2021.
The 27-year-old City star played in all seven of his side’s matches in February, with Grealish scoring once and registering two assists for Pep Guardiola’s men.
Grealish’s impressive form last month earned him a nomination for City’s Etihad Player of the Month award alongside the likes of Nathan Ake and Ruben Dias.
The former Villa player was voted by City fans as their pick for Player of the Month, with Ake coming second and Dias securing third place.
De Bruyne previously teased Grealish with the prospect of scooping a Player of the Month award, with the City playmaker firing a cheeky dig at his teammate again.
When asked about Grealish’s Player of the Month win (watch it in the video player above), he responded: “I don’t know how much he paid for it.”
Fans flocked to social media and claimed the vibe at City is “different,” with one City supporter claiming that De Bruyne did Grealish “dirty” with his cheeky response.
Responding to the footage, one fan said: “I love this man. I love this team.”
Someone else commented: “Just saw Jack and Haaland making fun of Dias for his award and now this.”
“The vibe at Man City is just different,” a third added.
Another commented: “I didn’t know bro was chill like that.”
While one TikTok user posted: “He did [Grealish] dirty.”
Hilarious Footage Of Kevin De Bruyne Taking The Mick Out Of Jack Grealish During Trophy Presentation Emerges
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A hilarious video of Kevin De Bruyne ripping into Manchester City teammate Jack Grealish during a trophy presentation has recently emerged online.
The 30-year-old midfielder, who helped the Blues to their fourth Premier League title in five years, notched a career-high 15 goals and eight assists during the 2021/22 league campaign.
He also scooped a number of other awards throughout the year, including Manchester City’s official ‘Etihad Player of the Month for April.
De Bruyne notched four goals and four assists in April and as a result, he edged out teammate Gabriel Jesus – who also enjoyed a superb month – by a handful of votes.
The Belgian, who had won three out of the last four Etihad monthly awards at the time of recording, was asked to react to his best moments from the month, as well as answer questions on the team’s form.
But as you can see in the footage below, he also found time to take the mick out of teammate Grealish. This is incredible.
— Drunk Jack Grealish (@DrunkGreaIish) June 26, 2022
After telling Grealish to “shut up” after he interrupted filming, De Bruyne quickly points out that the England international only managed to score one goal in April.
He then asks him to come over before muttering under his breath, “I’ll tell him maybe next year you can win one.”
Grealish then poses with the trophy while De Bruyne laughs and commentates in the background.
As mentioned earlier, De Bruyne beat the likes of Son Heung-min, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah to the Premier League Player of the Year trophy last month.
He was delighted to pick up the gong.
“To win this award for a second time is an achievement that I am really proud of,” he said.
“There is so much quality in the Premier League and it is a pleasure to be nominated with so many other great players who have had incredible seasons for their clubs.
“I think my performances this season have been good and I am happy that I have been able to contribute with goals and assists throughout the season.
“Thank you to all of the staff, coaches and especially my teammates because without them this wouldn’t be possible.”
