Champions League final: Edin Dzeko says QPR goal 'just as important' as Sergio Aguero strike for Man City fortunes

“In goes Dzeko! Hope rekindled here…” Not quite as iconic a line of commentary from Martin Tyler on that unforgettable afternoon when Manchester City won the Premier League in the most dramatic of circumstances, but a goal no less important than Sergio Aguero’s famous winning strike just moments later. Ad Edin Dzeko is set to line up for Inter in the Champions League final against his former club but remains proud of the part he played in City’s success that day and what followed.

Champions LeagueDzeko and Mkhitaryan fire Inter to first leg lead in pulsating clash10/05/2023 AT 18:19 City went on to win a further six Premier League titles and are on the brink of a first Champions League success, and may well have Dzeko’s 90th minute header against QPR to thank for setting them on their way. The Bosnian striker is now tasked with stopping the runaway City train in Istanbul along with his Inter team-mates.

But Dzeko, who spent five years in Manchester, scoring 72 times and helping them to another league title in 2014, is looking forward to an emotional reunion with the club. 'We'll give it all we've got' — Underdogs Inter 'calm' ahead of Man City showdown, says Inzaghi Postecoglou confirmed as new Spurs boss on four-year deal “It’s difficult,” he said in an exclusive interview with former City team-mate Joleon Lescott for BT Sport.

“I haven’t been there for like, eight years and I was praying that at some point in the Champions League I’d get the chance to play against City at the Etihad Stadium but unfortunately, I never got the chance. “I know that we were a big part of the beginning of the City era which was the most important so now when I see City, I’m always happy.