Man City vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Kevin de Bruyne conjures up City comeback from two objectives down in seven-goal thriller

“It’s been a hard year,” de Bruyne says. “Having a hernia was not much fun but I’ve been pain free for the past six weeks and that’s made a big difference. It was hard but now I feel free. I’m able to do a lot of training sessions. I don’t know what’s going to happen but I want to play on. We’ll see where I can end up.”

“I don’t know how I’m going to feel [after leaving],” de Bruyne says. “I’ve been here so long, my family’s been here 10 years, my kids were born in Manchester and live their whole life here.

“It’s going to be something different for them and I think they’re a bit scared, excited. It’s a big unknown because we don’t know what’s going to happen for the moment. I want to play good football like I did today but I’ll be fine. If I can play football and my family’s happy, I’m good.”

More from de Bruyne on TNT Sports, on the second Eze goal that was disallowed: “I thought the first 20 minutes it was actually alright. We had a couple of chances but they pounced on two chances, one, a corner and then obviously the Eze chance.

“I was wondering ‘What’s going on here?’ but I think the reaction was really good. Obviously scoring very quickly the first and the second changed the feeling of the game. I think overall we played really well.”

“The scoreline didn’t reflect what I thought about the first 20 minutes,” City’s star man says on TNT Sports.

“We found a way to change the game and 10 years is not going to change in 20 minutes. I’m going to enjoy every moment that I have here and I’m happy that we found a way to perform well today.”

There were two shouts for a penalty in that game, one for either side. Pep Guardiola wasn’t happy about Chris Richards not being penalised for a pull on the shirt of Omar Marmoush when the latter was through on goal, and it visibly put the Egyptian off.

Then Palace were frustrated as Rico Lewis seemed to clear a cross by the visitors with a combination of his face, shoulder, arm and hand deep in added time.

VAR had a quick look but didn’t award either penalty.

City are up to fourth, but have played a game more than Chelsea and Newcastle, who are hot on their heels and just two points behind. The reigning Premier League champions are just two points off third-placed Nottingham Forest, who are in action this afternoon too.

Crystal Palace stay 11th, two points behind Bournemouth in 10th as the fight for the European places continues.

“I don’t think we deserved to be 2-0 down,” the youngster, who scored City’s fourth goal, says on TNT Sports. “I think I missed a few chances early on and the game just got away from us a little bit. We were playing well anyway, we knew the goals were going to come and they did.

“Obviously we wanted to prove a point and show that we were committed and want to finish in the Champions League spots.”

On Ederson’s assist: “He can kick it dead far,” he says, smiling. “He’s got a great pass so when I saw the defence was high up I just tried to get between them and the goal.”

90+7 mins: Palace win a late corner but it comes to nothing, and that’s the last action of the game.

A warm hug between Glasner and Guardiola and the City manager gives his man of the match de Bruyne a big hug too.

What a turnaround.

90+6 mins: This game could easily have reached double digits in terms of goals, with plenty more clear-cut chances for both sides and both sides denied a penalty. Watching that back, it’s a definite handball by Lewis.