LONDON (Reuters) - Belgian defender Vincent Kompany said on Sunday he would be leaving Manchester City and joining Anderlecht as player-manager after helping the Premier League club to become the first team to win the English domestic treble. The 33-year-old central defender said in the second part of his letter released shortly afterwards that he would take up the role of player-manager at Belgian club Anderlecht. For the next three years, I will take up the role of player-manager of RSC Anderlecht," he added. Kompany scored with a thunderous long-range strike to decide their penultimate league match of the season against Leicester City, a key moment in their retaining the Premier League title. So to all of you, from the 2008-2009 squad to today's domestic Treble winners: I owe you guys!

Source: The Star May 19, 2019 08:26 UTC