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Kevin De Bruyne names dream Man City XI ahead of final home game for the club and makes one controversial exclusion

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Updated 19:36 20 May 2025 GMT+1Published 19:30 20 May 2025 GMT+1

Kevin De Bruyne names dream Man City XI ahead of final home game for the club and makes one controversial exclusion

Kevin De Bruyne is set to leave Manchester City at the end of this season.

Marcus Chan

Marcus Chan

Kevin De Bruyne has named his dream Manchester City starting XI ahead of his final match at the Etihad Stadium.

Last month, De Bruyne announced his decision to leave City at the end of the 24/25 season, upon the expiration of his current contract.

In an emotional statement, the Belgian said: "Dear Manchester, Seeing this, you probably realise where this is heading. So I'll get straight to it and let you all know that these will be my final months as a Manchester City player.

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"Nothing about this is easy to write, but as football players, we all know this day eventually comes. That day is here- and you deserve to hear it from me first."

Ahead of his final match at home for City, the Belgian has picked his dream starting XI made up of former teammates.

Starting in goal, perhaps an easy choice as Brazilian Ederson got the nod.

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In defence, De Bruyne went for Kyle Walker at right back, Vincent Kompany and John Stones were the centre back pairing, with Josko Gvardiol at left back.

Moving onto midfield, current Ballon d'Or holder Rodri was joined by fellow Spaniard David Silva and German star Ilkay Gundogan.

In terms of the front three, there was a shock omission as Sergio Aguero missed out.

De Bruyne selected Bernardo Silva on the right, Raheem Sterling on the left, and Erling Haaland up front.

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Speaking ahead of De Bruyne's final match at home, City boss Pep Guardiola said: "Maybe it can be positive. The emotions in something special for all of them, they can do it. So yeah, it can be positive.

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"I’m happy with the way he is playing. The relationship is still completely the same."

He added: "There are players that are really, really difficult to replace for many reasons, we know that.

"But the season we have done is what we have done. We can’t deny it, and of course we have to move forward."

Ever since the news was made public, De Bruyne has been linked with a host of different teams, including clubs in Saudi Arabia, the United States and Europe.

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However, the man himself is yet to announce his next move.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City, Football, Champions League

Marcus Chan
Marcus Chan

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