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From trophies to memories you gave everything for the badge and we will never forget it. We would first like to say goodbye to Summer Pep's magnificent coaching team. Lorenzo Buonaventura has been with us for 10 years. 10 years by Pep's side. Football is family and some legends never truly leave us. So tonight we also want to say a special goodbye to two other players whose impact on this club still lives on in every supporter here today. Two players that weren't able to say goodbye before now. Firstly, Ilkay Gundogan will be remembered. SCL Stadium welcome out for one last time our treble winning captain, our FA Cup final hero. 10 years ago now, at Pep's first ever signing, you said in your first ever interview I can promise the City fans that I will give you everything to help us win both titles in England and the Champions League. You did exactly that. Do you have a final word for these fans? I cannot say a lot just from the bottom of my heart. Thank you very much for eight wonderful years. You gave me everything. You guys gave me everything I wished ever for in my career, in my life. You guys are family. This is my home. It's been the privilege of my life. Thank you very much. Thank you. Ilkay, thank you always for everything. Thank you. Tonight we also say goodbye to Edison. After 372 appearances and 18 major honours, including six Premier League titles, a historic treble and the club's first ever UEFA Champions League triumph in Istanbul, his composure, passing range and shot stopping ability helped redefine the goalkeeper role at the highest level. Please welcome out, for one last time, Edison! We also have a season card for life and a signed and framed shirt for you. Edison, you won everything here, including one of the best goalkeeping performances the Champions League has ever seen. Do you have a final word for these fans? Yeah, it's so good to be back here. Say goodbye to everyone, for the players, the staff, the fans. My mind is fresh about the titles, the years I've passed here. I'm really grateful for my sitter, for everyone. I'm really happy to be back with my family and watch the game. I enjoyed saying goodbye to some friends. I'm happy to take an amazing start for the club and push to the top. I'm really grateful to be part of the history. Thank you. One last time, thank you to Edison! Now, moving on to someone that we have seen more recently. John Stones made 295 appearances for the club and has been an integral part of a side that has achieved sustained success during his 10-year stay. He has also won 20 major trophies, renowned for his technical quality, composure in possession and intelligent reading of the game. Stones became a defining part of Pep Guardiola's tactical evolution, including his hybrid role in midfield during the 2023 UEFA Champions League winning campaign. On behalf of everyone at Manchester City, we thank John for his outstanding contribution. Please welcome out John Stones. Please welcome out, for one last time, he got the Blues excited, Jonny! Jonny Stones! Ranger, for you. What a journey you have had. The fans here have never stopped singing your name. As a fan, we feel like we have a genuine connection with you. Is there anything you'd like to say to these fans? I can't express the gratitude that I feel, to feel the love that you've all given me over these 10 years. It's been a dream come true and from the bottom of my heart and my family's hearts, thank you so much. It's been an honour to wear the shirt in front of you guys, to play for this club. It's been an absolute privilege and this will always be my home and I look forward to watching the games with you all in the stands and from the bottom of my heart, I just want to say thank you so much for all the memories and I hope we made everyone's dreams come true. Please be your home. Thank you for everything. They need you again in just a second. It's now time to move on to our club captain, Bernardo. Today we also say farewell to a player who gave absolutely everything for this football club. Since arriving in 2017, the Portuguese playmaker has made 460 appearances, scoring 76 goals and providing 77 assists, while helping define the most successful era in City's history. Bernardo has lifted 20 major trophies in Sky Blue, admired for his tireless work rate, brilliance on the ball and his unwavering commitment to the badge. Bernardo leaves as one of Manchester City's greatest and most beloved players. But beyond the trophies and the statistics, he became one of us. A fan favourite, a leader, entering Blue. I have so many good memories with this club. To be part of the Manchester City team, I want to win titles and I look forward to try and do my best to help the team reach their goals. Bernardo Silva with the artful brushstroke this time. Another magnificent moment from Bernardo Silva. One wave of a magician's wand. He's one of the most talented players I've ever seen in my career, like a manager, a football player. He is just a superstar of a player, isn't he, Bernardo Silva? He's gone through a full pirouette and keeps on dancing. That is brilliant for Bernardo Silva. This club in the last years, we proved that if you want to be a part of it, you need to be a winner. Bernardo Silva scores and City are on top of the league. He's almost like the player's player, the player that everybody in the league will admire. He's such a good soul, you know? He's always happy, he's always smiling. I love you, just like Pep does. He's so emotional the moment he's going to leave. I feel gratitude, you know, what they have done to this guy for many, many years. I mean, he's one of my favourite footballers. I think he's phenomenal. His work ethic, his touch, his balance, everything about him is just a joy to watch. He's a creative player. He's won everything. He's reached the win. I was part of, in my opinion, the best generation of English football. 100 points, domestic quadruple, the treble, the four in a row. To feel that I was a part of that, that's enough for me. He will remain one of the greatest players in this club, having his long history. It's been a really fantastic journey for me. I'm really grateful for the opportunity to be at a top club, fighting for titles every year. I will always be very grateful to this club. Etihad Stadium, please welcome out for one last time, our captain, Bernardo! You were also presented with your mosaic. We also have a season card for life and a signed and framed shirt for you. Bernardo, you've played in almost every role imaginable for this club. Winger, midfielder, false nine, fullback. You are one of the most technically gifted players that we have ever seen. But I think that all of the fans fell in love with you the most because of how hard you fought for this club every single game. Is there anything that you would like to say to the fans? It's really tough to put into words my feelings towards Man City, towards you guys, because I don't think I will ever feel the same love ever in my life. The love that I got from this football club, from you guys, I doubt it very much I will get it again. So thank you so much. Then all the memories that we have together with my brothers, with you, with the staff. This is a family. Like Bundo said, this is a family. It will forever be my family and I'm really grateful. John, we invite you back. Before we let you both go, there's a few other people that wanted to congratulate you on your time at Manchester City. John, the adoration the fans feel for you is a reflection of everything you represent for this team. You gave so much joy to all of us and for that, thank you. Bernie, for nine years, you pretty much played in every single position on this beach. But more than that, your workmanship, your hard work, your commitment, you know, you've been absolutely incredible for this club, for the city and for everybody associated with this club. We love you. Thank you. Johnny, Bernie, ten and nine years. Unbelievable what you have done for this club. You guys should be incredibly proud. From my part, it's been an absolute pleasure and an honour to play with you guys. We've won everything together, but outside we were so incredibly tight. I wish you all the best and a lot of legends like me. Bye. Johnny, I just wanted to thank you from my side for what you did for me as a teammate, but also off the pitch. Yeah, how you helped my family to settle in there when I came to City. Bernie, I had lots of fun playing with you. You're one of the best teammates I would say I've ever had. What you've achieved has been just mind-blowing. And I'm sending this message, I feel like such a proud big brother. We have won so many trophies together. We shared so many memories together. And I am very grateful that I can call both of you my friends. Bernardo, congratulations on so many successful years at Man City. So many titles and one of the most important players in the most successful period of the history of this club. John, congratulations on 10 years at Man City. I've also been lucky enough to witness how you've blossomed from a defender with feathered passes and could dribble like no other, to a defender with broken noses and bruises. What you achieved in City is amazing. What we did together also is fantastic. I enjoyed a lot to play with you. You're both big legends of Manchester City. You guys can be proud of everything that you've won with the club. I just want to say congratulations for a great career. What a legend you've been for this club and you fully deserve this send-off that you get. Mr Stones, first of all, what a great player. Second of all, what a great man. The memories that we shared at this club, we've both done it together and the people that have come here today have sent it off for you and it's truly deserved. I just want to say a huge congratulations for everything that you've done with City. It was a privilege to be a part of that with you. Two fantastic players, two fantastic men. We shared so many nice moments, we won so many trophies together. It was just a joy to be part of your journey at this amazing club. I was so pleased to watch you play and so pleased to be in your company. You're both fantastic footballers and a great example to the game of football. Congratulations on what you have done for our club. It's been amazing and you were lucky too that you spent some time with me when you were young and you learned a lot from me. It's honestly been a pleasure watching you all play for this club and you two are my heroes. Since first day until the last day you have been unbelievable players, top professionals and the most important thing, you have been good people. Your commitment, passion and the quality of play that you were for this football club has been incredible. You deserve all the love from every Man City fan so good luck in the new chapter and I love you guys. Bernardo, today you closed one of the most beautiful chapters of your life and who couldn't be more proud of you. No matter where life takes us next we'll always be by your side, we will follow you everywhere. We love you. Thank you John, thank you Bernardo. Obviously someone else important that we haven't spoken to yet, our manager. But he is more than a manager, this is the man who changed everything. 593 games, 1422 goals, a 70% win ratio with an average of 2.4 goals per game. But numbers alone can never tell the story. The passion, the standards, the unforgettable memories, football that conquered England, football that conquered Europe. The greatest manager City have ever witnessed, Pep. The game changer, Pep, the history maker. El Senor, welcome to Manchester. The challenge is to play as best as possible because if you will not be able to do that in England, okay we're going to try. Maybe I should change a little. No, no, you're going to change. You're into your second season, you need to try for the season, don't you? Yeah, people say that. The Strada champions intent on becoming serial champions. All the things that I want to be, now is me, you see things they'll never see. Wings in the road, records continue to be broken. Pep probably has had the biggest impact on English football ever. Manchester City are into the Champions League final. What I said to him in his ears was, we'll be back. It's just unbelievable. Shoulders above the rest. You better believe it. We have to win that game. The stats, my partner. Same 90s level players, it's so difficult, only can be grateful. Football, great moments, giving us all these emotional moments. I, you know, last year with the Oasis thing. In terms of Manchester, he's got an aura, it's so sick, it's just like, he's the king. What we have done in this year, it's done his work. So I'm expecting we'll take time to realise. I've been blessed to lead this incredible experience for one day. For the final time, as the manager of Manchester City Football Club, please welcome the greatest manager in the land and all the world, Pep Guardiola. In your 10 years here, you have made all of our dreams come true. There is no words that we can use. There is no words that we could ever use to thank you. You've changed the history of this football club forever. Pep, you will forever be in all of our hearts. Today, you have honoured all of these club legends by presenting them with gifts from the club. On behalf of the club, His Highness Sheikh Mansour has bestowed the prestigious honour of naming the brand new north stand as the Pep Guardiola stand. And outside, there will be a statue of you that will welcome future generations of Blues to the Etihad Stadium. What does that say about the bond that you have with this football club? Minute of silence, please. I'm so nervous, terrified right now. Why you love me so much? Why you do that to me? I never... Now, judges for Erling. Guys, I never could imagine the amount of love. I have been an incredible, tremendous honour to be your manager, to be here during 10 years. Like the video is so long and the reason why, the amount of trophies and incredible emotions. I would love... I would love not just remember the trophies that we won. That's the reason why I could stay 10 years. Otherwise, nobody can sustain so many years here. It's hopefully, hopefully we provide you through this unbelievable players. They are here and the players that was in the screen provide some emotions that the people come here and Etihad Stadium and feel maybe, maybe we are going to have fun. And that is the reason why we are here. Let me make a little break. Yesterday, my dad is here in the stands turn 95 years old. Maybe, maybe he doesn't, he doesn't realise, but I'm pretty sure. Chris, an exceptional woman and my kids that realise that in many, many years, you know, this is time that this looks really, really beautiful. The name of my family will be there for many, many years. And that is the huge honour I could receive for this club. That's why I want to say thank you so much, of course, Sheikh Mansour. But especially, especially, especially, I'm pretty sure Khaldun Al Mubarak made the real pressure to deliver this immense honour that I will have for the rest of my life. That all my family that represent for my dad here in my mind, maybe watching us from above, that our name will be here. And, and, and, and, and, and the players doesn't know it, that I will be there controlling them to continue to make the performance that is legacy players like today's Fernandinho. What an honour to be here with us. Please, Gundo, Eddie, John, Berni and all the players that was in the screen minutes ago. Congratulate John and Berni for this incredible career, for this, I don't know, thousand million games that played in our, in our shirt. They have to know they have a huge responsibility to maintain these standards. That's why, hopefully, they continue fight and fight and fight and give everything with this amazing club that never, ever I could expect to be 10 years. It just I'm 10 years because it was filled for the day one, my home. Just one more thing before I leave you go home to take some beers or some wines or whatever. If the next years you all around the world and you find me in the streets here in Europe, in the States and whatever, if you are a Man City fan, come to me and hug me. I will need it. Like I said, it has been a huge honour to represent this club never, ever. Always I thought when I took a thousand million decisions with a thousand million mistakes, always every decision I took, always I thought what is the best for this club and always will be like that. I love you so much. And like, and, and like I said, let me, what I said, let me finish. Finish for Khaldun, Farhan, players that all represent all these 10 years, staff, backroom staff that you are here representing all these years. Let me finish what I said few days ago that didn't allow me to say it, but we say it. It has been f***ing fun. Manchester City, thank you for everything. So we look forward to seeing you. Hi there, I'm Rebecca Lowe, studio host of NBC Sports coverage of the Premier League. 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