Vincent Kompany lauded the affect of Thomas Muller after the Bayern Munich ahead capped his record-breaking outing with a objective towards Freiburg.
Muller made his 710th look throughout all competitions for Bayern, coming off the bench to overhaul the report for probably the most outings for the membership, set by goalkeeper Sepp Maier, who retired in 1979.
The Germany veteran marked the milestone in model, scoring to seal a 2-0 victory for Bayern after Harry Kane was additionally on course with a penalty on Sunday.
Muller made his Bayern debut again in 2008 when Kompany appeared in his last membership look in Germany, earlier than the Belgian boss left Hamburg to affix Manchester Metropolis.
Their careers have now met as soon as once more, with Kompany shifting to the touchline, and the Bayern head coach is delighted to have reunited with Muller in a weird coincidence.
“Excellent. I witnessed his first sport. I used to be there with Hamburg on this pitch. 710 video games later, it’s unbelievable,” Kompany stated.
“He gave 100% in 710 video games, however not solely within the video games, but in addition in coaching. That’s what makes Thomas so particular.
“There are a couple of extra video games that he can nonetheless play and we’re positively happy that he’s bought a couple of extra in his locker and the truth that he can hold going like this, it’s so essential for us.”