Let's savour every single second with De Bruyne, says Dias | OneFootball

Ruben Dias has urged everyone associated with City to make the most of every remaining moment with the 'special' Kevin De Bruyne, following the goalless draw with Manchester United.

The Belgian announced on Friday that he would be leaving City at the end of the season after a trophy-laden 10-year career at the Etihad Stadium.

De Bruyne skippered the team at Old Trafford, as Pep Guardiola's men claimed a point, as our quest to qualify for UEFA Champions League football for next season continues.

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Dias, who expressed his pride with the team's fighting spirit in the draw, was quick to praise De Bruyne, and wants the team to honour the influential midfielder by claiming silverware before the end of the campaign.

"It's not the best news to receive as you can imagine. More than the player he is, he's a friend and he’s a very special person to all of us, the club and the fans," he began.

"Personally, to all of us, right now it's a time to savour every single second that we can have with him. What he's done is special, there are so many adjectives to classify it. I’ll remain it as special.

"Enjoy every moment, we are still in three competitions. Try and make it as best as we can, because he deserves it. Personally as a member of this team I want it for him more than for anything else. And he deserves it. So savour every moment."

The point keeps City in fifth place in the league table, one point behind Chelsea.

Dias admitted that United provided a stern test for Guardiola's men and was happy with the attitude of the team in the Manchester sunshine.

"It was a very difficult game, it always is, they were dangerous," he declared. "I feel like to leave today with a point is to add to our run to stay in the top four, there was a lot of fight from all of us.

"It's not easy when they are so low and so many numbers, it's difficult. I felt in the first half we had moments we arrived to the moment of last pass and if the last pass gets in we could have been more dangerous. Second half was different.

"Even though it was not our best performance, the way we fought and everyone was connected. The way Bernardo [Silva] and Mateo [Kovacic] fought for every ball. The last effort from Omar [Marmoush], completely drained but he still went for it, that is what we are made of."Time will tell how far we are, but definitely I feel we are more solid, our attitude, how we fight for duels, we are able to suffer in difficult circumstances. The way we react when lost the ball, the principles of being what we are."