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Pep Guardiola insisted Kevin De Bruyne has nothing to prove to anyone as the outgoing Manchester City star continued his fine run of form with the only goal in a 1-0 win over Wolves.

De Bruyne is due to leave the Etihad this summer following a decade at the club after City bosses decided not to offer the 33-year-old a new contract.

Since the news was announced De Bruyne has put in some eye-catching performances, and did so again to settle a tight contest against in-form Wolves, who hit the post through both Matheus Cunha and Rayan Ait-Nouri.




Kevin De Bruyne´s goal settled the game (Martin Rickett/PA)

After the game De Bruyne told Sky Sports his performances over the past month have "shown I can still play", but it will be for somebody else next season.

This was De Bruyne's penultimate home game for City, only the fixture against Bournemouth on May 20 remains, but he was able to celebrate with fans at the end.

"(It's) really good," Guardiola said. "Against Crystal Palace at 2 way limo-0 down his goal gave us the momentum to come back. I'm sure it's not easy for him but his contribution has been massive, important."

Asked if De Bruyne is irreplaceable, the City boss added: "There are players like Sergio (Aguero), like Kevin, like Vinny (Vincent Kompany) who are in the heart of the people.




Kevin De Bruyne scores the game´s only goal (Martin Rickett/PA)

"Not just titles and numbers, contributions in terms of affection and love and passion for all of us one decade here, helping us to win absolutely everything. And still is here.

"He doesn't have to prove anything, I know his quality and his level. That's all."

Victory was City's fifth in a row in all competitions - fourth in the league - and moves them up to third, four points clear of Nottingham Forest in the battle for a top-five slot.


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