MANCHESTER CITY lifted their fifth Premier League title in six years on the Etihad on Sunday.
Pep Guardiola’s males have been confirmed as English champions but once more following Nottingham Forest’s win over Arsenal 24 hours earlier.
The previous Arsenal man was part of Manchester Metropolis’s title celebrationsCredit score: Sky Sports activities
He appears to be like utterly totally different twenty years onCredit score: Sky Sports activities
It got here after an 11-game profitable streak which noticed Man Metropolis overhaul a floundering Gunners facet that has wilted through the run-in.
The Sky Blues are actually set to complete with a sizeable hole again to Mikel Arteta’s males as their 1-0 win over Chelsea opened up a seven-point lead – with Metropolis additionally boasting a sport in hand.
Arsenal’s distress over the previous couple of months has coincided with the ever-increasing chance of a Man Metropolis treble.
And to compound the frustration for followers of the North London membership, one in every of their 2001/02 title-winning crew was within the thick of the Man Metropolis celebrations.
However he appeared remarkably totally different with silver hair in among the many blue shirts within the Metropolis dressing room.
Former Gunners keeper Richard Wright, 45, was David Seaman’s deputy greater than twenty years in the past.
He performed 22 occasions in all competitions throughout their title-winning marketing campaign – 12 of which got here within the Premier League.
Again then, his hair was darkish brown and he didn’t have a lot of a beard.
Wright made 12 Premier League appearances throughout Arsenal’s 2001/02 title triumphCredit score: Information Group Newspapers Ltd
However throughout Metropolis’s get together environment on Sunday, Wright could possibly be seen with silver hair and a some noticeable stubble.
He was snapped alongside Guardiola because the Man Metropolis boss positioned an arm on the ex-Arsenal man’s shoulder.
After leaving Arsenal in 2002, Wright went on to play for Everton, West Ham, Ipswich and Sheffield United.
The 2-cap England man then completed his profession with 4 years at Man Metropolis – albeit with out taking part in any video games.
Retiring in 2016, Wright has remained with Man Metropolis and is now a goalkeeping coach on the membership.