Thierry Henry hinted that Kevin De Bruyne is going through a personal battle after Manchester City's win against Real Madrid.
Pep Guardiola's side hammered the reigning European champions 4-0 at the Etihad on Wednesday night to secure a 5-1 aggregate victory in the semi-finals of the Champions League. City will now face Serie A side Inter Milan in the final in Istanbul on June 10.
De Bruyne, who scored City's goal in the first leg in Madrid last week, put in a vintage display at the Etihad by recording two assists. The Belgian was clearly riled up during Wednesday night's game and was filmed shouting "shut up" towards Guardiola.
A video of De Bruyne's brief spat with Guardiola has gone viral on social media. In the clip, Guardiola is heard repeatedly telling the midfielder to "pass the ball". After losing possession, De Bruyne turns around to his manager and shouts: "Shut up! Shut up!"
The spat was soon forgotten, as City breezed past Carlo Ancelotti's side to reach the final. Henry, who has coached De Bruyne at international level, was spotted talking to the City star at full-time thanks to his role as a pundit for CBS Sports.
The two icons of the modern game shared a warm embrace before enjoying a brief conversation. Henry was asked what he said to De Bruyne by CBS Sports, to which he replied: "It was [a touching moment]. I can't say it because I have to keep that private.
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"But from what he said to me, I even more respect how he played tonight and how he came and battled with his team. I can't share what he said because I can't share it. That's how it is. But once again I will go back to, for me he is the most important player."
De Bruyne clearly revealed something to Henry in that chat, although it's unclear exactly what. As the Arsenal legend protests, that information will remain "private".
On the row, Guardiola said: "At 2-0 we rushed a lot. Right after the break [Ilkay] Gundogan lost a ball, Kevin made three transitions that weren’t necessary and we rushed a lot when we had to do the opposite, sink them and turn them, sink them and turn them.
"But it’s normal. It gets close, you rush, and it has cost us more, although in general we have had an extraordinary game."
City are now in pole position to become just the second team to win the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup in the same season. Manchester United are the only side in history to achieve that feat, doing so under Sir Alex Ferguson 24 years ago.
City need to win just one of their final three Premier League games against Chelsea, Brighton and Brentford to secure the title. They are the red hot favourites to beat Inter and will also be confident of overcoming Man Utd in the FA Cup final on June 3.
