Manchester City have unveiled statues of membership legends Vincent Kompany and David Silva exterior the Etihad Stadium.
Kompany arrived in Manchester from German Hamburg in 2008, simply earlier than City took over the Abu Dhabi group, whereas Silva got here from Valencia two years later.
The duo continued to play main roles when City received 4 Premier League titles and two FA Cups within the 2010s, with the Belgian as captain for them on their solution to lifting some enormous trophies.
They have now been immortalized exterior the Etihad by the Scottish sculptor Andy Scott, who created the statues at a distance throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
Kompany advised Man City’s official web site: “I did not really expect to be recognized by such a good club in that way. My wife is from Manchester, my children were born in Manchester, and they go back to a place where they can see something that represents what their father has accomplished and that is something I cannot describe.
“The first time I noticed the statue I couldn’t imagine how huge it was, however once more I’m a giant boy, so truthful! And then particularly the pose, for me it means quite a bit.”
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Silva, who left City and returned to La Liga with Real Sociedad 2020, mentioned: “Being at City changed my life. I am proud of what we did together and I feel emotional that it has been recognized like this.
“When I first saw the statue I felt good, I thought it was like me. This statue really represents how I like to play, I love the pose that the sculptor has chosen. It really reminds me of the times I was on pitch games and the moment I had to find the striker. ”
City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak confirmed that Sergio Aguero could be honored in an analogous means subsequent 12 months after leaving Barcelona this summer time.
