Four top players who have starred for Man City and Leeds United

Manchester City travel to Elland Road to take on Leeds United this Saturday evening in a crucial game at both ends of the Premier League table.

City, currently lead the pack, one point ahead of Liverpool who can leapfrog them before City’s game if they beat Newcastle in the early kick-off on Saturday.

Leeds are sitting five points above the drop zone but have a very tricky run in that could drag them down into a very tight relegation battle.

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Over the years many players have represented both Manchester City and Leeds United but who are the most memorable ones?

The versatile Norwegian played for Manchester City between 2000-2003 after he joined from Leeds for £2.5million. He is the father of Erling, who is one of the world’s finest strikers currently who could join Manchester City in the not too distant future.

Prior to joining City, Haaland was part of the Leeds side that reached the semi-final of the Champions League in the 1999-2000 season. His time at City was cut short due to a knee injury but was also on the end of a notorious tackle by Roy Keane that ruled him out for several months.

Leeds born and bred, James Milner broke into their first team in 2002, at the age of 16 and 309 days making him the second-youngest player to play in the Premier League. Following Leeds' relegation to the Championship in 2004 he was sold to Newcastle United to help combat the club's financial problems.

After Roberto Mancini brought the hard-working midfielder to the Etihad in 2010, Milner played 147 times for City over the five years he was at the club. He was part of the side that won the FA Cup in 2011, ending a 35-year trophy drought at the club.