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Burnley goalkeeper Hart recalls 'emotional' final Man City game

Burnley goalkeeper Joe Hart has spoken of his final game with Manchester City.

Hart's time at the Etihad was unexpectedly cut short soon after Pep Guardiola's arrival in the summer of 2016.

The long-serving goalkeeper played his final match against Steaua Bucharest, which he describes as the most “emotional" he has been involved in.

"Pep was making it very clear that I had to leave Manchester City," he said in an Instagram Live video.

"I played one game where it was a few days before the end of the transfer market, it was a Champions League qualifier against Steaua Bucharest. He asked me if I wanted to play and I just said: 'Listen, you're the manager. You decide whether I play or not, I don't make those decisions'.

"I played, it was at home, and it was emotional. It wasn't nice but it was also awesome to be in a stadium full of love and people who made it very clear that it wasn't their decision that I was leaving."

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