Kevin de Bruyne, one of the best players in the history of Manchester City and the Premier League, was playing his last Mancunian derby against Manchester United this Sunday. Two days earlier, the Belgian midfielder, at the club for 10 years, had announced that he would leave the Skyblues at the end of the season, in order to live new adventures outside England.
In this season so complicated for the men of Pep Guardiola, Bruyne will not have had the pleasure of knowing a last victory at Old Trafford. The two teams separated on a zero and virgin score (0-0), as a symbol of their mediocre league exercises.
Kevin de Bruyne on the ground during the match between Manchester City and Manchester United. Photo by icon sport
Kevin de Bruyne started the game, he who had remained nailed to the bench during the week, when receiving Leicester (2-0). If he released Phil Foden, Ilkay Gündogan and Nico O'Reilly, Guardiola left the Belgian for 90 minutes, in the hope that he finds the light on a pass or a strike from which he has the secret.
City, the status quo
It was nothing. Rather, it was rather the locals who pushed and was close to making the difference, but they came across a robust opposing defense and a rather inspired Ederson, unlike several of his performances in important matches this season.
The Citizens are now fifth, at a Chelsea point. United, for its part, points to 13th place in the Premier League and impatiently awaits the end of this 2024-2025 very disappointing season. A bit like the neighbor of City, finally, who will give in his throne, except Cataclysm, in Liverpool.
