KEVIN DE BRUYNE missed the possibly the easiest chance he’s ever had as he played his final game for Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
De Bruyne, who is leaving City on the expiration of his deal this summer, rattled the crossbar from inside the six-yard box during Man City’s clash with Bournemouth.
De Bruyne had all the cameras on him in his emotional farewell to the Etihad faithful, but will have been wishing he was invisible after the shocking miss.
The Belgian was handed the ball on a silver platter by Omar Marmoush, who drilled it across the face of goal and into De Bruyne’s path.
But the 33-year-old couldn’t get the finish right and hit the ball straight into the crossbar, despite being INSIDE the six-yard box at the time.
Fans online couldn’t believe the out-of-character mistake from De Bruyne and took to social media to react.
One wrote: “That is the craziest miss of all time”.
While another joked: “Saved his worst until last”.
But it wasn’t just fans that were in disbelief, De Bruyne’s wife Michele and the pair’s kids appeared to be watching the miss back in the stands – at least that’s what was suggested by the Sky Sports commentary team.
Michele and their children were seen gathering around a phone in their seats watching a video just moments after the miss.
Fans were left even more stunned by De Bruyne’s family clamoring to watch it back.
One teased: “Lmaoooo Kevin De Bruyne’s wife Michelle just watched the replay with her kids in the family box and they all shook their heads”
And another wrote: “Kevin De Bruyne’s wife, Michele is showing replays to their kids of the #ManCity captain’s open-goal miss.”
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