Burnley's FA Cup visit to Manchester City won’t quite be a final audition for Vincent Kompany, but it is a chance for the Belgian to show that talk of an eventual return to the Etihad as manager is based on more than sentiment.
It is almost four years since Kompany lifted the famous old trophy at Wembley to confirm an historic domestic clean sweep for Pep Guardiola’s team before announcing he was leaving the club he had served with such distinction for 11 years.
He decided it would be a case of going back to the future to pursue his next ambition of becoming a coach, returning to his first love, Anderlecht, initially as player-manager.
