Kevin de Bruyne was surrounded by his immediate family as he waved goodbye to his Manchester City family on his final Etihad Stadium appearance for the club.

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Since his debut in September 2015, De Bruyne has played 283 top-flight games and has provided 119 assists, second in the Premier League's all-time list behind Ryan Giggs' 162, and scored 72 goals.

Those 190 goal involvements puts him fourth on the Premier League list during that period behind Mohamed Salah, Harry Kane and Son Heung-min.

With 846 chances created during that period, De Bruyne has been, by far, the most prolific creative player in the division, with Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes lagging behind in second with 535.

Since Opta have this metric on record - the start of the 2003-04 season - no player has created more. De Bruyne has drawn level with the Premier League record holder: Cesc Fabregas, who also created 846 chances.

The game against Bournemouth was De Bruyne's 142nd and final home league appearance for City, with only David Silva having played more Premier League games at the Etihad with 160.

Lots of love on display for Kevin de Bruyne at Etihad Stadium as the long-serving midfielder made his final home appearance for Manchester City.

De Bruyne - one of the Premier League era's greatest players, winning 16 trophies since joining City from Wolfsburg in 2015 - is leaving the club after Sunday's match at Fulham.

There was tears on and off the pitch for the hugely popular player, who captained City to a 3-1 win over Bournemouth.

De Bruyne is expected to make one last appearance for the club on Sunday away at Fulham (16:00 BST).

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Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport football news reporter at Etihad Stadium

On a night when 'The Boss' rolled into town, 'The King' waved goodbye for the final time.

De Bruyne's face was plastered everywhere you looked on arrival at the stadium and although legendary US singer Bruce Springsteen may have been playing a few yards away at the Co-Op Live arena, this was the hottest ticket of the day.

Merchandise stalls had scarves emblazoned with De Bruyne's name, as did the shirts of supporters, while the matchday programme has a mock-up of the player with the crown from the Premier League trophy atop his head.

Once chants of "ohh Kevin De Bruyne" to Seven Nations Army died down, there was a buzz of anticipation each time he had his foot on the ball, willing him to showcase a goal or assist for one last time on their turf.

At full-time, a montage of his best moments over the past decade flashed up on the screen with messages from the likes of Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany, Raheem Sterling and Pablo Zabaleta.

De Bruyne was given a guard of honour as he returned to the pitch with his wife and kids by his side.

Then came the outpouring of emotion. The former Chelsea man struggled to hold it together during his speech in the middle of the park, as did a tearful Guardiola watching on from the sidelines.

"We want you to stay, Kevin de Bruyne, we want you to stay," was the chant that rung out from supporters but there appears to be no turning back, as he led his team-mates on a lap of appreciation before making an exit for one last time.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola pays tribute to Kevin de Bruyne following his final game at the Etihad Stadium, a 3-1 win over Bournemouth.

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Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport football news reporter at Etihad Stadium

Kevin de Bruyne received an emotional farewell at Etihad Stadium for the final time on Tuesday night - and the moment even brought manager Pep Guardiola to tears.

The 33-year-old will go down as a Manchester City legend and proclaimed he will "always be here" after the announcement that a statue will be built in his honour outside the stadium.

He had the chance to go out in style but missed a first-half sitter and was then sacrificed in the second half after Mateo Kovacic's sending off - a sad ending for such an illustrious career.

De Bruyne said in his post-match speech: "I wanted to play with creativity, I wanted to play with passion. I wanted to enjoy football and I hope everyone enjoyed it.

"Everybody has pushed me so hard inside and outside the club to be the best version of myself and these guys in front of me have made me better than I was before.

"It's an honour to play with these guys. I've made so many friends for life."

So Pep Guardiola, in a move converse to most unhappy managers, is threatening to leave Manchester City unless they SELL players, rather than buy them.

So, Man City fans, we ask you - who should the club sell this summer in order to keep the manager happy?

And, supporters of other clubs, who would you like to see your team move for if Man City sell off their squad players?

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All Premier League clubs can have a 25-man squad, but this is not an exhaustive list of all players eligible to play - a team can also include under-21 players.

Manchester City's website lists 28 first-team squad members, plus four players who are on loan elsewhere.

Guardiola has generally preferred to manage a smaller squad, going into the 2023-24 season with 20 senior players.

In comparison to Man City, Chelsea's official website lists 31 players in their squad list, with 21 other players out on loan. Brighton and Tottenham list 29 players, while Wolves name 30 players on their squad list.

Clubs with smaller squads than Manchester City this season include Arsenal with just 24 players, and champions Liverpool, Aston Villa, Everton and Nottingham Forest who all have 25.

Pep Guardiola has said he will quit as manager of Manchester City if he is given a big squad to select from after the summer transfer market.

A number of Man City's senior players were not included in the squad for this game and Guardiola says he is unhappy at leaving so many players out.

Abdukodir Khusanov, Savinho, James McAtee, Claudio Echeverri and Rico Lewis all missed out on Tuesday's 20-man matchday squad.

But, despite this showing the depth Guardiola has at his disposal, the Spaniard wants to work with a smaller squad.

He said: "I said to the club I don't want that [a bigger squad]. I don't want to leave five or six players in the freezer. I don't want that. I will quit. Make a shorter squad, I will stay."

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Newcastle: Everton (H)

Chelsea: Nottingham Forest (A)

Aston Villa: Manchester United (A)

Manchester City: Fulham (A)

Nottingham Forest: Chelsea (H)

Champions Liverpool and Arsenal have secured their place in European club football's premier competition and a draw against Fulham on the final day should ensure Manchester City join them.

Newcastle know a home win against Everton next Sunday (16:00 BST) would successfully finish the job.

For Chelsea, a win would also be enough. But... they visit Forest, who beat West Ham 2-1 on Sunday to keep their own hopes alive.

Forest need to beat the Blues and hope at least one team above them slips up.

Villa will probably need to win at Manchester United and hope for favours elsewhere.

All clear?

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Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport football news reporter at Etihad Stadium

Kevin de Bruyne signed off from his last home game for Manchester City on a high, as they beat Bournemouth to close in on a place in the Champions League next season.

City were stunned by Crystal Palace in Saturday's FA Cup final and desperately needed victory against the Cherries to help ensure they finish in the Premier League's top five in an otherwise miserable season.

Pep Guardiola's men are now third, in a strong position heading into Sunday's last game of the season at Fulham, where a point should be enough to ensure a return to Europe's top table.

Striker Omar Marmoush opened the scoring with a sensational 30-yard strike which swerved and crashed into the net via the post.

Bernardo Silva poked home a second but City showed their vulnerabilities at the back in between the goals, as Evanilson stretched a foot out at a cross and rattled the post.

Substitute Nico Gonzalez lashed in the third, and although Dan Jebbison grabbed a late consolation, the loss ended Bournemouth's hopes of qualifying for Europe next season.

Both sides had players sent off as last man Mateo Kovacic was dismissed for a tug on Evanilson, while Lewis Cook was also given a red card for a lunge on Gonzalez.

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Welcome to Wednesday's football news live, where we will be counting down to tonight's Europa League final between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.

Our reporters are out and about in Bilbao, and we'd love to hear from you if you are Spain-bound - or already sunning yourself on the continent.

But first, we will be looking back on Tuesday night's Premier League action, as Manchester City took a big step towards Champions League qualification - and Crystal Palace kept their party going...