Have you ever seen one of the all time greats play City?

[jimharri]

Do Robert Huth and Charlie Adam count?

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Seen Ronaldinho in the first game at Eastlands, I guess you could say Thierry Henry & Cristiano Ronaldo are in that bracket aswell. Still hoping we draw Barcelona so I can the greatest of all time Messi in the flesh.

 

[squirtyflower]

i seem to remember dino zoff playing at Maine Road when we beat Juve 1-0

 

[DTKOAG]

Phil Jones

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

If I remember rightly (I think it was for Bert Trautmann's testimonial) there was a combined City/United team playing a World XI and Tom Finney, Stanley Matthews and Uwe Seeler turned out for the World XI.

Can anyone confirm that?

 

[tiggsywiggsywoo]

Gerd Muller at his best. Great striker. Of course this is shit. Should have read thread title properly

 

[squirtyflower]

If I remember rightly (I think it was for Bert Trautmann's testimonial) there was a combined City/United team playing a World XI and Tom Finney, Stanley Matthews and Uwe Seeler turned out for the World XI.

Can anyone confirm that?

you'd have to give us an idea of date PB

57?58?59? somewhere round there?

 

[hallstreetblue]

To say Best isn't an all time great isn't true but to say Book had him in his pocket is!

In the words of the late, great Mike Doyle R.I.P.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Franco Baresi for AC Milan in 1978?

Ruud Gullit for Chelsea in (?)1995

 

[citytill1die84]

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