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Also on Friday: De Bruyne announces he's to leave Man City - City statement & Guardiola's quotes | Postecoglou on defeat to Chelsea
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Absolutely gutted doesn’t cut it. The greatest midfield in modern day premier league. Right up there with David Silva. Cannot believe he’s going. Thank you for everything King Kevin.
Anon
Image source, Getty ImagesSpeaking of trophies...
Kevin de Bruyne joined Manchester City in August 2015 and has since gone on to win 14 major trophies:
Manchester City are in the final four of the FA Cup, could he lift one more?
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As a City fan, I would like to thank KDB for everything he has done for City over 10 magnificent years. Countless trophies wins & he has played an absolute pivotal role. Thank you Kevin an absolute legend, start building the statue!
Paul from Northwich
Thanks for getting in touch Anon.
Some standout lines from De Bruyne's statement include: "This [Manchester] will always be our home" and "these people gave me everything. I had no choice but to give everything back".
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I’m a Liverpool fan, but there’s no denying he’s one of (if not the) greatest attacking midfielders of the premier league era. Majestic.
Anon
In a statement on his social media, Man City captain Kevin de Bruyne wrote:
"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.
"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.
"Football led me to all of you - and to this city. Chasing my dream, not knowing this period would change my life. This City. This club. These people... gave me EVERYTHING. I had no choice but to give EVERYTHING back! And guess what - we won everything.
"Whether we like it or not, it's time to say goodbye. Suri, Rome, Mason, Michele, and I are beyond grateful for what this place has meant to our family. "Manchester" will forever be on our kids' passports - and more importantly, in each of our hearts.
"This will always be our HOME.
"We cannot thank the city, club, staff, teammates, friends, and family enough for this 10-year ride.
"Every story comes to an end, but this has definitely been the best chapter.
"Let's enjoy these last moments together!
"Much love,
"KDB."
Stick with us Anon, we'll have all the best KDB content right here.
Full statement up next...
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Of all the days for it to happen, the dab radio in my office has died. We've only had it 15 years!
Anon
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Wow. We'll switch our focus to all things Kevin de Bruyne.
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Huge news.
Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne has just posted on X that he will be leaving City at the end of the season.
West Ham v Bournemouth (Sat, 15:00 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesBournemouth manager Andoni Iraola on team news: "Justin [Kluivert] is going to be difficult. I wouldn't say he is definitely out. We will see today if he can train with us and help us from the bench at least. It is tight.
"But the good news is we have [Julian] Araujo back in the squad. He is training well. He is good. We are recovering some of the defenders who have been out but now the issue is on the offensive side."
That's all from Moyes. And keep getting those votes in on my made up poll below.
Lovely little split happening right now.
I'll hand over to Joe Rindl who will take a look at the best of the rest of this morning's news conferences, starting with Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola...
David Moyes' comments on that disallowed goal have got me intrigued.
We need a thumbs vote to decide the matter once and for all.
Thumbs up if you agree with Moyes and believe Liverpool's goal should have been disallowed for offside, thumbs down if you believe the correct call was made.
Everton v Arsenal (Sat, 12:30 BST)
Everton manager David Moyes on Liverpool's goal standing: "You can always hide behind words, can't you? Ultimately I think anybody who's followed football over a period of their life has seen that as offside.
"So it's an easy thing for them to come out and say there's a rule. I think the big thing for them is they've said he has to be in his vision. I don't know who's deciding that Tarky hasn't seen him. All the clips you've seen show he's offside.
"It's interesting that we're just about to go into the semi-automated offsides. It'll be interesting to know what they'd have done about he decision. It looked as if he was offside.
"If the pass wasn't aimed or going to him I could understand. But we see it all the time. People making blocks, and free-kicks getting given.
"I feel as if they've had to justify the decision with words.
"Look, it's now gone. We can ask all the questions but we've moved on from it."
Everton v Arsenal (Sat, 12:30 BST)
David Moyes on Iliman Ndiaye and Dwight McNeil's potential returns: "They're both back in training - Iliman's back in training, obviously we got him minutes the other day. He's getting closer, it's just he's probably lacking match fitness. But look he's back in training and we're considering him.
"Dwight's back in training. He's probably had three or four days on the grass. He's getting closer and if we can get him involved we will do."
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Any abuse directed towards James Tarkowski is totally out of order and if anyone is identified committing such behaviour the law must deal with it. I have attended a lot of Liverpool v Everton games over the years and I was there on wednesday and the abuse directed towards us as LFC fans from the Blue side on the way into the ground was vile and is a worrying trend and a major change in recent years! Liverpool and Everton fans are family we have always had an intense rivalry but unlike the rest of football we had a respect the one for the other!!
Anon
Whatever Tarkowski did in a football match, sending threats and abuse to him and his family on social media is simply wrong. It is just a game at the end of the day. Hope they identify those responsible and punish them.
Keith, Liverpool fan
Everton v Arsenal (Sat, 12:30 BST)
Everton manager David Moyes on potential threats aimed at defender James Tarkowski: "The club have issued a statement. It's not acceptable for anybody, in any walk of life.
"Having looked at it again I believe it could have been a sending off. But I don't think that means you should get abused online because of that. It's part of football.
"He made what I thought at the time was a really good tackle. But having looked at it again I think it was a bit reckless."
Right then, let's get into what manager David Moyes has had to say in his news conference this morning.
It, of course, began with him being asked about that James Tarkowski statement.
On Thursday night James Tarkowski's wife Samantha posted on Instagram: "The level of abuse my husband is receiving wishing death on him, vile comments about me, about us as a couple and about him as a person is beyond disgusting.
"People forget that he is more than just a footballer. He is a husband, a son, a brother, a friend and most importantly the father of our two children.
"Football is a sport, but the way some so-called fans behave is disgraceful. The abuse, the threats - it's not passion, it's pathetic. We're real people and this goes far beyond football."
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