Emotional Kevin de Bruyne sorry for Manchester City Fans on Etihad Tuesday expressing hope to remember his time in the club “with joy”.
The Belgian midfielder performed 142. and the final look of the house for the city in his victory in 3-1 over Bournemouth, he was almost marked by the goal when his first half the strike rang the bar.
After the game, Suzava de Bruyne was the central stage for the emotional presentation in the field.
Video of the Tribute from the former teammates, including Sergio Agüero, Fernandinho and Vincenta, Mike Summerbee, and fans like Thierry Henry, they played on a big screen, and they compete are tears from managers Pep Guardiola Also.
De Bruyn, accompanied by his wife Michele and their three children, walked on the field through the guardian of honor, which formed city players and staff.
He visibly moved, the 33-year-old struggled to contain his emotions when he first addressed the crowd.
“Manchester is home,” Bruyn said. “Manchester is where that little kids were born. I came here with my wife Michele and we didn’t expect to be here for 10 years, to do what we did as a club, with supporters, my teammates.
“We won everything. We made a club bigger and will now take over.”
De Bruyn scored 108 goals in 421 performances of the city, the first city of midfielder, because Colin Bell hit triple figures, and at the same time piling up 177 assists.
During his 10-year-old stay, De Bruyn became the most successful city town, winning six Premier League Titles, two FA cups, five league cups, Champions League, Super Cup and Club World Cup.
“I wanted to play with creativity, I wanted to play with passion,” he said. “I wanted to enjoy football and I hope everyone enjoyed each other. They all pushed me so hard inside and out of the club to be the best version of yourself.
“These guys you see on the screen and those guys in front of me have done me better than me. I was absolute honor to play with those guys. I’ve been making friends for life and you know everything together.”
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He wondered how to remember the fans, he said, “With joy. I want to entertain people and win. This team works to beat this team and will win the future with me or without me.”
Before the match, the club presented Mosaic and dedicated the trip to the club Academy of De Bruyn, and was announced after the game, the statues of the former teammates David Silva, Vincent Kompany and Sergio Aguero.
Mosaic, installed training terrain at the City Football Academy, shows the celebration of Bruyn and was discovered by the player by the club chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak in front of a cherry visit.
Made by local manchester artists and city fan marked, artwork is the latest on a series of days to city too big, including Silva, Kompany, Aguero, Yaya Toure, Joe Hart, Fernandinho and Ilkay Gundogan.