Pep Guardiola can give Fernandinho the Man City farewell he deserves

Manchester City were the guests to Mark Noble's farewell party on Sunday as the West Ham faithful celebrated the incredible career of one of their most loyal servants.

Despite both teams fighting tooth and nail for their final goals of the season, plenty of time and attention was dedicated to marking the 35-year-old's exceptional career with the club on his final appearance in East London. And, as David Moyes said afterwards, he went out in the right way by coming off the bench to help the team rather than for sentimental reasons.

Fernandinho toiled at centre-back in the London Stadium, yet still pulled off something few in the league could achieve by managing to nag away at Michail Antonio all game while barely giving away a foul never mind a free-kick. While the Brazilian veteran is leaving at the end of the season because he wants more regular game time, he will go out on the high of having made a serious contribution to what all at the Etihad hope will be his fifth Premier League title.

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From the moment he waived millions in loyalty payments at Shakhtar to push through his transfer in 2013, Fernandinho has been a fantastic servant of City as well as a tenacious and terrific footballer. The snarling midfielder started off being legs for Yaya Toure before becoming the snarling bite at the base of the spine that redefined English football as the Blues reached 100 Premier League points under Pep Guardiola.

Guardiola instantly recognised the aura that the player carries, but also the technical intelligence that has made him so versatile on the football pitch and convinces him that he can keep playing professionally until he is 40.

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