Defender Vincent Kompany says he knew his time with Manchester City was up when he scored the winner against Leicester City.
The Belgian centre-back revealed on Sunday he was leaving City after 11 successful years to take up the role of player-manager at his former club Anderlecht.
Kompany was the star of the show as City celebrated this season's historic treble with an open-top bus parade through Manchester on Monday.
Speaking as the parade culminated with a stage show outside Manchester Cathedral, the 33-year-old said: "I've given everything I could for this club. I can't tell you how proud of that I am. I have nothing left. I have given everything."
Kompany's future had been the subject of speculation for a number of months but the veteran realised the time was right to leave when he scored a spectacular winner against the Foxes earlier this month.
His long-range strike, in their penultimate game of the season, took City within one game of retaining their Premier League title.
Kompany added: "The moment that ball against Leicester went 'top bins' I knew I was done! I couldn't do anything better. It felt right."
City are 8/11 to go on and retain their Premier League crown next season without talisman Kompany.
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Defender Vincent Kompany says he knew his time with Manchester City was up when he scored the winner against Leicester City.
The Belgian centre-back revealed on Sunday he was leaving City after 11 successful years to take up the role of player-manager at his former club Anderlecht.
Kompany was the star of the show as City celebrated this season's historic treble with an open-top bus parade through Manchester on Monday.
Speaking as the parade culminated with a stage show outside Manchester Cathedral, the 33-year-old said: "I've given everything I could for this club. I can't tell you how proud of that I am. I have nothing left. I have given everything."
Kompany's future had been the subject of speculation for a number of months but the veteran realised the time was right to leave when he scored a spectacular winner against the Foxes earlier this month.
His long-range strike, in their penultimate game of the season, took City within one game of retaining their Premier League title.
Kompany added: "The moment that ball against Leicester went 'top bins' I knew I was done! I couldn't do anything better. It felt right."
City are 8/11 to go on and retain their Premier League crown next season without talisman Kompany.
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Source: bet365.com