Vincent Kompany shocked Gareth Barry when he joined Man City - and now a new boy at the Etihad is doing the same
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxSeeing – and hearing – Ruben Dias in action has Gareth Barry harking back to his early days in the Manchester City dressing room.The former Blues midfielder was brought to the club in 2010 as an experienced 28-year-old who had played at a high level for Aston Villa for ten years, playing nearly 450 games.But it was a 23-year-old Vincent Kompany who startled Barry, whose own experience was a key reason City stumped up a bargain £12million for the England international.Both men were part of Roberto Mancini’s squad which first broke City’s 35-year trophy hoodoo by lifting the FA Cup, and then secured their first Premier League title a year later.Kompany grew to legend status, leading the Blues to three more league titles,.
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