Greatest Individual Performance in a City Shirt

[LongsightM13]

Zabaleta against the Rags in the FA cup semi definitely deserves a mention. He was immense at snuffing out danger in the second half. Scholes thought so and decided to assault him and pretty much got sent off for frustration. Really big day for us as a club trying to break through into the ‘monopoly’.

Zaba v Barcelona definitely deserves a mention.
I know I already called that game for Gundo as his greatest ever in a blue shirt, but the way Zaba absolutely pocketed Neymar that night was absolutely outstanding

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Sergio's 5 goals in 20 minutes against the Barcodes and Pellegrini even subbed him after an hour to stop the cruelty.

 

[sandiegoblue]

Gerry Gow, week in week out when John Bond brought him in. I recall most tackles being legally above knee height.

 

[Jack74]

Obs am leathered but if anyone thinks that Kinkladze performance against Newcastle was not the best ever , it was delightful and beautiful, if you where born in the late 80’s early 90s , it’s slightly different, but in 96 we ( us ) had Kinkladze, Oasis and it was mint , Villa Park ( Kinkladze megged Tommy Johnstone3 times , watch the last meg ) then back to Maine Road it was fucking mint , got relegated a week and a day later .

 

[KS55]

It's a good call. His two goals were crucial. Was he outstanding in the rest of the game, though? Genuine question, I really can't remember. I only remember hiding behind the sofa (figuratively speaking, I was in the pub for that one). I was terrified of that match. I felt that we'd unconsciously relax after the huge effort against United, and throw away having clawed back those eight points.

I think he was pretty good throughout that game. Barcodes were doing well at home at that time, so a win there was huge.

 

[AliBobbyJ]

Bert,Southend fa cup. january 56

You were there? I've only read about it (the book about the 1956 Cup run.) To get to Southend from Manchester in those days you'd have had to set off about two days beforehand!

 

[Zapcity]

Peter Barnes v AC Milan or Juventus, cant remember which now. That full back can though.
Alex Williams v spuds away.
Mark Lillis in the Full members final.
All eleven in the Demolition Derby. (5-1 Version) with special mention to Gary Fleming.
Difficult nowadays as we are so consistent, and have little chance of one player stealing the show as the rest are so good you'd need a world class performance to stand out.

Alex Williams had a brilliant game at Stamford Bridge one year. First season back in the old 2nd Division, before the ground was renovated and the away section was about a mile from the pitch.
The Chelsea fans (who had a notoriously racist following in those days)gave him shit loads of abuse, he played a blinder and kept a clean sheet. From memory, Jim Tolmie scored with our only shot on goal with that really good free kick that day (that certainly shut them up!)

 

[Zapcity]

Gerry Gow, week in week out when John Bond brought him in. I recall most tackles being legally above knee height.

How long would Gerry Gow remain on the pitch these days without getting sent off?
City fans loved his attitude, a bit like Zaba his name would be almost constantly sung.
One game that stands out was away at Palace shortly after Bond took over.
City had given away a 2 goal lead (one of which he'd scored) obviously pissed off he started a bit of a 'scrap'. The ref could have given him his marching orders but instead he went and scored a last minute winner for us!

 

[city tony]

You were there? I've only read about it (the book about the 1956 Cup run.) To get to Southend from Manchester in those days you'd have had to set off about two days beforehand!

wasnt there,buti rember it well,only a kid then (14) but i did get to the final.Bert had plenty of those games as well.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Our Kun scoring FIVE against the Barcodes is going to take some beating. Still fuming at Pellegrini for taking him off, when a double hat-trick was there for him.

This!

Aguero could easily have scored 6 or 7 that day.

 

[spacecadet]

Thought he was going to be the dogs bollocks, he only scored in one other away game for us

Didn't know that Blue.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Didn't know that Blue.

Yep West Brom away, was there, bounced in off him from what I remember

 

[Franny 1234]

David Silva away at Hull when we went down to ten men was simply UNPLAYABLE. CTID

 

[Franny 1234]

Silva away at Hull when we went down to 10 men.

Mind bogglingly good

I didn't read earlier posts before I just wrote mine. CTID

 

[Franny 1234]

Niall Quinn equalising against Derby after Dean Saunders had scored then going in nets and saving a Dean Saunders penalty after Coton got sent off for bringing him down. Think Saunders and Mark Wright went to Littlepool not long after. Coton threw his gloves at the refs head which got a big cheer too. A home 2-1 win if i remember correctly. There wasnt much to cheer in those days.

Thanks for reminding me of the mighty quins performance against Derby County.
Well worthy of a mention. CTID

 

[Franny 1234]

Still one of my all time favourite away games

I took both my young sons to that game. They was getting restless so I tried to focus thete mind by saying I will give you both £2 each for any goals scored. Cost me £28.00 Great memories

 

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

David Silva away at Hull when we went down to ten men was simply UNPLAYABLE. CTID

Was that the one with the video clip where he went through three players with barely a stutter while they all ended up on the floor or taking each other out?

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Yaya wins it for me. He lifted the whole team that day and kept our challenge alive.

Yaya had better performances for us than that Newcastle game, it’s just remembered more because he scored two goals (he did have a great game, mind).

The two that stand out most for me was the 2012 home derby win (1-0) just before that Newcastle game, and United away in 2014 (0-3).

 

[Stoned Rose]

Joe Hart in that CL game where Dortmund absolutely mullered us at ours.

Man was from another universe that night.

 

[Kinkladze's crazy skills]

Berkovic in one of the derbies. Cant remember which victory, he was different gravy that day.

Eyal Berkovic always turned up in the Derby even if we didn't win he terrorised them, dunno what it is but he must've gated them as he absolutely loved tearing them apart... when he first arrived in English football for Southampton they beat the rags 6-3 that day, and they even had a goal disallowed too it was the Eyal Berkovic show he absolutely crushed them and they couldn't handle him.

He's gotta be up there with the rags most dreaded opponents in rem history.