The footballer hired at a colossal cost to be Manchester City’s future began by drawing from their past. Elliot Anderson can be a man of few words but it was notable that, when he joined City for £116m, he called his new club “the kings of Manchester”. It was a phrase that endeared him to their fans, and came with a further sting to another of his suitors: Manchester United.
“There is always an option,” said Anderson. “You’ve got a big decision to make and I’m confident I’ve made the right one.” But then, in his life of watching and playing football, City live up to that description. It suggests their recent golden age has given them a legacy. “I was probably eight or nine when Aguero scored that goal,” said Anderson, citing Sergio Aguero’s 94th-minute title-winning strike on the last day of the 2011-12 season. “I’ve been watching City for the past 10 years.”
