Benjamin Mendy marvels at Kevin De Bruyne after assist treble floors Leicester

BENJAMIN MENDY watched Kevin de Bruyne land a sublime triple assist in Manchester City's 5-1 win over Leicester.

And the injured wing-back could but marvel at the magic of the Belgian maestro's guile and cunning.

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Mendy tweeted "36942 assist from De Bruyne" after the midfielder laid on the first goal for Raheem Sterling.

It was soon a case of "I meant 36943" after De Bruyne set up the second of Sergio Aguero's four goals.

And before long Mendy was tweeting "Make that 36944" when Aguero made it 3-1 in the 53rd minute.

The third assist took De Bruyne to a whopping 14 for the season - to go with his 11 goals in all competitions.

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That puts him four ahead of the Prem's second-top creator - City team-mate Leroy Sane on 10 - and is higher than any tally in Europe's top five leagues.

And he could soon be putting them on a plate for Mendy too with the Frenchman on the mend following surgery for a serious knee injury sustained in the early days after his move from Monaco last summer.

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Last week he proved a huge hit Stateside after jetting in for the Super Bowl spectacular.

Accompanied by CityTV's Kelly O'Donnell, the first stop was the Big Apple where Benjy and Kelly went to the top of the Rockefeller Center to surprise a group of delighted City fans.

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He then took in the sights and sounds of Manhattan via a horse-drawn carriage.

Mendy then flew to Minneapolis to watch the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots 41-33.

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He visited Radio Row and mingled with presenters from more than 100 radio and TV stations.

Benjy  met UK grime legend Stormzy, Denver Broncos' Manchester-born offensive tackle Menelik Watson, a lifelong Blue, and two-time Super Bowl winner Osi Umeniyiora, now part of BBC TV's NFL presenting team

He also got down to work with some vital rehab work to further aid his recovery from his long-term injury.