De Bruyne, Aguero, Silva, Kompany: Who is Man City's greatest ever player?

In 2021/22, Manchester City won their fourth Premier League title in the space of just five years.

The Citizens pipped Liverpool to English football’s biggest prize on the final day of the season thanks to an epic 3-2 comeback victory at home against Aston Villa.

City‘s success since their takeover in 2008 means that a number of players to have donned the sky blue jersey in the era feature in lists of the club’s greatest ever servant.

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher recently stated that he believes talismanic midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is the very best of them all, but the folks over at FourFourTwo don’t see it that way.

In their list ranking City’s greatest ever players, the Belgian superstar doesn’t even make the top five – which is something of a surprise.

Let’s take a look at their top 30…

30. Ken Barnes (1950-1961)

29. Shaun Goater (1998-2003)

28. Joe Hayes (1953-1965)

27. Neil Young (1961-1972)

26. Paul Power (1975-1986)

25. Dave Watson (1975-1979)

24. Joe Corrigan (1967-1983)

23. Paul Lake (1986-1996)

22. Tommy Booth (1967-1981)

21. Fred Tilson (1928-1938)

A very old-school feel to the first block of 10. Goater – who was a brilliant striker in his heyday – is the only player above to have represented City in the 21st century.

20. Billy Meredith (1894-1906, 1921-1924)

19. Dennis Tueart (1974-1978, 1980-1983)

18. Frank Swift (1933-1949)

17. Tony Book (1966-1974)

16. Tommy Johnson (1919-1930)

15. Glyn Pardoe (1962-1976)

14. Eric Brook (1929-1938)

13. Mike Doyle (1965-1978)

12. Francis Lee (1967-1974)

11. Mike Summerbee (1965-1975)

More stars of yesteryear. Lee and Summerbee were key to City’s First Division win in 1967/68 and formed a lethal trio with Colin Bell – who we’ll see further down the list.

10. Fernandinho