Guardiola confirmed that it was he who made the decision to end De Bruyne's career at Manchester City. After a brilliant decade at Manchester City, De Bruyne will leave the Etihad Stadium this summer.

The 33-year-old De Bruyne is open to continuing to wear the Manchester City jersey, and may even have accepted that he can only play a secondary role in the team because his family has settled in Manchester. However, Guardiola has been worried about his decline in form after the injury.

Now Guardiola's top priority is to find a replacement for De Bruyne in the No. 17 soccer shirt, and 21-year-old Florian Wirtz is their primary target. Rebuilding the midfield, finding a new core, and leading the team back to the top is not an easy job.