THE GERMAN MIDFIELDER, ILKAY GUNDOGAN HAS SAID HIS GOODBYES TO THE MANCHESTER CITY FANS THROUGH AN EMOTIONAL LETTER, HE POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
HE SHOWED HIS GRATITUDE FOR THE CLUB AND PEP GUARDIOLA, WHO SIGNED HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE..SO WE TAKE A LOOK AT HIS JOURNEY IN THE CITY SHIRT AND THE LEGACY HE’S LEAVING BEHIND.
THE MANCHESTER CITY LEGEND HAS WON AN ARRAY OF TROPHIES FOR THE CLUB AND ACCORDING TO HIM IT COULDN’T HAVE ENDED IN A BETTER WAY THAN WINNING A TREBLE
THE MIDFIELDER WAS PEP GUARDIOLA’S FIRST SIGNING IN 2016 FROM BORUSSIA DORTMUND FOR JUST £20M. PEP BECAME A FAN OF THE GERMAN WHEN HE SAW HIM PLAY AT DORTMUND AGAINST HIS FORMER CLUB BAYERN MUNICH
GÜNDOGAN’S START TO HIS CITY CAREER WAS NOT THAT GREAT. HE MADE HIS DEBUT IN SEPTEMBER AND WAS IN A GOOD GOAL SCORING FORM.
IN 2016/17 PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON, HE SET TWO INDIVIDUAL RECORDS IN A GAME AGAINST CHELSEA. ONE FOR ATTEMPTING THE MOST NUMBER OF PASSES AND ONE FOR COMPLETING THE MOST NUMBER OF PASSES.
AT THE START OF THE 2020 SEASON HE BECAME POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AND WAS FORCED TO BE IN QUARANTINE FOR 10 DAYS. ON HIS RETURN, HE AGAIN SCORED A GOAL AGAIN WEST BROM SECURING A DRAW FOR HIS TEAM
HE BECAME THE FIRST CITY PLAYER EVER TO WIN THE AWARD FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE MONTHS. THAT YEAR MARKED MANCHESTER CITY’S 5TH TITLE AND GÜNDOGAN’S 3RD IN FIVE YEARS.
THE 2022 SEASON WAS A SPECIAL ONE FOR GÜNDOGAN. HE PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN MANCHESTER CITY’S PREMIER LEAGUE TRIUMPH THAT YEAR BY SCORING A BRACE ON THE FINAL
AT THE START OF THE 2022 SEASON GÜNDOGAN WAS NAMED CAPTAIN OF THE CITY TEAM. THE GERMAN WAS A LEADER FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF HIS CAREER
HE SCORED CRUCIAL GOALS AGAINST LEADS AND EVERTON, HELPING CITY TO WALK PAST ARSENAL IN WHAT BECAME A VERY BORING TITLE RACE BY THE END OF THE SEASON.
IN THE FA CUP FINAL ON 3RD JUNE HE SCORED A WONDERFUL VOLLEY WHICH WAS THE FASTEST FA CUP FINAL GOAL EVER.
AND IN THE SECOND HALF, WHEN THE SCORE WAS TIED THROUGH A PENALTY HE AGAIN SCORED ANOTHER VOLLEY FROM A CORNER BY KEVIN DE BRUYNE
IN JUNE 10, HE WENT ON TO WIN THE TREBLE BY DEFEATING INTER MILAN IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL IN ISTANBUL WITH THE HELP OF RODRI’S WONDER STRIKE FROM INSIDE THE EDGE OF THE BOX.