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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Alex Brotherton

Forgotten former Man City striker makes scoring return to English football with League Two strugglers

Former Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony made a surprise return to English football on Tuesday night when he scored a late winner for Newport County in a friendly against Swindon Town.

The rise of Bony is one of the great Premier League stories, although City fans don't hold particularly fond memories of his time at the Etihad Stadium. The Ivorian striker announced himself to the world while playing for Swansea City between 2013 and 2015, scoring 26 goals and providing six assists in 54 league outings.

His incredible start to life in the Premier League earned him a £28m move to City in January 2015, but over the course of a season-and-a-half he found the back of the net just 11 times in 46 appearances.

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