Belgium international Vincent Kompany has bid farewell to his club Manchester City on Sunday. The announcement was made through his Facebook page where he posted a long letter describing why he decided to end his association with the club as a player after 11 years. 

Kompany is being rated as the very best in his position to have played the game and showed his leadership skills time and again – most recently in the match against Leicester City where his thunderbolt strike helped City in winning back-to-back league titles. 

The 33-year-old, whose contract was coming to an end with the Premier League giants, explained his decision by saying: "I think it's time to go". Kompany will leave the club after winning four Premier League, one FA Cup and four Carabao Cup titles. 

This will be a fitting departure for a strong centre-back who will leave the club after guiding them to become the first team in the English football history to win a domestic treble among men. Kompany has finished his career after representing City in 338 games in all competitions, where he has scored 20 goals.