He did and was named man of the match on both occasions, scoring in the latter and peeling off to celebrate manically before his adoring public – a picture of utterly unbridled joy repeated recently when he sent that thunderous strike into Kasper Schmeichel's top corner. Despite his body seeming to be increasingly ill-suited to the demands of elite football, Kompany relentlessly hauled himself back into the fray.Ĭity's 20 EFL Cup triumphs over Liverpool and Arsenal respectively were games where Kompany was not sure to start. In some respects, this acted to burnish his legend. Kompany last completed more than 30 league games in a campaign when he led City to their first title for 44 years in 2011-12. It is tempting to wonder how truly great he might have been had debilitating calf injuries not increasingly lurked around every corner. Primarily, he is a very, very fine central defender – one of the best to have graced the Premier League. Numerous strands contribute to players reaching a level of unconditional adoration with a fanbase and Kompany pulls an impressive number of them together. That is not something about to change after Kompany announced his 11th and most decorated season at the Etihad Stadium will be his last. City loves you more than you will know."Ī terrace chant howled vaguely to the tune of Mrs Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel, the relationship between City fans and their long-serving captain is somewhat at odds with the tempestuous existence endured by the famed American folk duo. Yet it wasn't any of the goalscorers, or even the irrepressible and immaculate Bernardo Silva who had their name sung longest and loudest throughout the 90 minutes and deep into the celebrations. Manchester City ransacked Watford 6-0 in Saturday's FA Cup final to complete an unprecedented domestic treble before a buoyant sea of sky blue at Wembley, a fanbase with heroes everywhere they chose to look.
Raheem Sterling added a late brace, Gabriel Jesus had a double of his own and Kevin De Bruyne had turned in a virtuoso substitute performance.
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