One hit is fatal! The 33-year-old true core leads Manchester City to win 5 consecutive victories, but leaving the team in the summer is still the best choice

In the early morning of May 3, the 2024/25 Premier League round 35 will be played first. The defending champion Manchester City defeated the visiting Wolves 1-0 at home, ending their opponent's six consecutive victories while also achieving five consecutive victories in all competitions, returning to the top three. In this game, 33-year-old Belgian midfielder De Bruyne started and scored the only goal in the game, becoming the biggest contributor to Manchester City's victory.

Manchester City have been in good shape recently. Their last loss dates back to the 28th round of the Premier League on March 8 that they lost 0-1 to Nottingham Forest away. In the next eight games, Guardiola's team won 6 wins and 2 draws unbeaten. Not only did he return to the top four in the Premier League, he also reached the FA Cup final. Facing Wolves, who won six consecutive Premier League wins in this game, Haaland returned from injury and entered the substitute list, which made Manchester City more confident. After the opening of the game, the two teams fought fiercely. In the second minute, Rubendias shot from a long shot outside the penalty area and shocked the tiger. Marmush's volley was then high. In the 22nd minute, Wolves successfully counterattacked, but Mounesi failed to touch the ball when facing the empty goal. Five minutes later, the Wolves made a comeback, Nuri shot and bounced out of the post, and the subsequent supplementary shot was also cleared by Gvadi Or in front of the goal.

The game ended in the 35th minute, Doku broke through and entered the penalty area and then returned. De Bruyne pushed the ball and scored the only goal in the game. In the 58th minute of the change of sides, Cunha's shot hit the post, and Manchester City escaped again. In the following time, both sides dispatched troops but never scored again. The score was finally frozen at 1-0, and Manchester City scored a valuable 3 points at home.

In this game, Manchester City's ball possession rate was 64%, 9 shots and 2 shots, and 1 excellent chance to score. Wolves scored 6 shots and 1 shots, but they hit the post with two excellent chances, and their luck was a little bad. De Bruyne played in this game for 84 minutes, scored 1 goal with 1 shot and 1 goal. In addition, he also had 1 breakthrough, 2 steals and 1 top-up. He won 2 times in 8 ground battles, and his pass success rate reached 92%. After the game, the Belgian midfielder scored a high score of 7.5 points, which is well deserved.

Manchester City coach Guardiola also highly praised De Bruyne's performance, "I just want to say thank you. He played an important role in the game against Crystal Palace and scored another key goal today. I'm glad he could end his time here in this way."

However, as for the question of whether De Bruyne still has the possibility of staying in the team, Guardiola chose to avoid it, saying "this is the reality." Obviously, the club and coaching staff did not change their minds because of De Bruyne's outstanding performance. For De Bruyne, it is indeed a bit disappointing for the club to decide not to renew the contract without reason, but leaving the team this summer is still his best choice.

First of all, Manchester City's plan to undergo major blood replacement has become irreversible. Compared with the front and back lines, the midfielder with severe aging personnel is the first to be affected. The reason why De Bruyne became the first person to be beaten by Manchester City's cleaning plan is that in addition to his super high team maximum salary, the unparalleled importance of his position is the biggest reason why Manchester City hit the killer. So far this season, De Bruyne's 6 goals and 8 assists in 36 games have both set a new low in a single season when he joined Manchester City. His form has dropped significantly, and the impact on Manchester City's offensive quality is also huge. Next season, Manchester City, who is determined to make a comeback, dare not place hopes on the return of the king of De Bruyne, which is not realistic.

Secondly, as a club meritorious player and team leader, retreating bravely when the peak is no longer there, and leaving with a perfect image is the best choice. Before De Bruyne, Kompany, David Silva, Aguero and Fernandinho all did this. Fernandinho even refused to keep the club and Guardiola. The same is true for

De Bruyne, now it is difficult for him to play all over the game and maintain a stable performance. But Haaland's injury recently gave him the opportunity to turn the tide. Being able to lead Manchester City into the Champions League next season with outstanding performance is a perfect end for De Bruyne's Manchester City career. If he continues to stay in the team next season, once his performance is not good, De Bruyne's Blue Moon career will appear to be a terrible one, and he probably doesn't want the result of leaving sadly.