No one needs a second invitation to watch this Man City side, but it is not every day that 3,000 Geordies rock up in East Manchester, too. Was it any wonder, then, that Kevin Keegan made the short journey from his home in Hale to the Etihad on Sunday to witness Newcastle's United's 5-0 defeat against City and see that away end in all its glory?
Keegan was sat just a few rows behind watching owners Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi in the directors' box as the former Newcastle and Man City boss took in the game with friend Sir Brendan Foster. However brief, or otherwise, you suspect the quartet's paths will have surely crossed at some point.
The club's owners, after all, have been keen to speak to a number club legends, including Alan Shearer and David Ginola, to tap into their expertise. This is not a token gesture; the hierarchy genuinely want to reconnect with a host of club greats who felt ostracised during the Ashley era.
