That is, despite having shared a dressing room with Kevin De Bruyne for seven years, whom he mentioned in the same breath as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Kyle Walker suggests David Silva was even smarter than Kevin De Bruyne

As for David Silva, even former Valencia and Spain teammate David Villa opted for him when it came to picking the smartest possible player while building his perfect footballer.

Rodri also described the retired midfielder as a “legend” and admitted that he used to admire him growing him.

When quizzed about the player with the “football IQ” he would pick while building his perfect footballer in an interview with GOAL, Kyle Walker selected David Silva instead of Kevin De Bruyne.

Even a legend of the game like Thierry Henry revealed that he had not encountered a single player during his time as a player and a coach who saw the game the way the Belgian maestro does.

Kyle Walker could not have made an incorrect choice

For starters, having trained and played with both David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne for years at Manchester City, Kyle Walker perhaps knows better than most why the midfield pairing were world-class in their own individual ways.

Some may opt for De Bruyne, considering how intelligent he is on the pitch, as he continues to prove.

But the same can be said about Silva, whose footballing brain was second to none.

Kyle Walker could not have made an incorrect choice as both these players have always been renowned for how distinctive the way they view football is.