Kyle Walker marked his 100th City appearance with a goal against his boyhood club
The match-winner Kyle Walker, who made his 100th appearance for City today against his boyhood club, speaks to BT Sport. “I’m happy to get on the scoresheet and get the three points. United are well drilled and it’s a tough team to come and break down. But luckily I came up with a goal, through the bodies! My mum and dad live here, so if I celebrated I’d probably get a lot of stick! I’m a Sheffield United fan, so I couldn’t. When I played here for Aston Villa, my first game was here and I scored a rare goal as well, so I seem to like this ground. Hopefully we’ll never know in the future!” A suggestion there that he’d quite like to end his career where it all began, though City fans need not panic quite yet: “I’m enjoying my football and happy to be part of this team.”
A thoroughly deserved win for Manchester City. They weren’t at their barnstorming best, but three points at a difficult venue, after an away fixture in Europe, is never to be sniffed at. Kyle Walker, boyhood Sheffield United fan, was the difference. City move into seventh on 11 points; United stay in 19th with just the one.
