Former Arsenal title winner appears unrecognisable throughout Man City celebrations
MANCHESTER CITY lifted their fifth Premier League title in six years on the Etihad on Sunday.
Pep Guardiola’s males had been confirmed as English champions but once more following Nottingham Forest’s win over Arsenal 24 hours earlier.
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It got here after an 11-game profitable streak which noticed Man City overhaul a floundering Gunners aspect that has wilted in the course of 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 City 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 City Treble.
And to compound the frustration for followers of the North London membership, certainly one of their 2001/02 title-winning crew was within the thick of the Man City celebrations.
However he seemed remarkably completely different with silver hair in among the many blue shirts within the City dressing room.
Former Gunners keeper Richard Wright, 45, was David Seaman’s deputy greater than twenty years in the past.
He performed 22 instances 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.
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However throughout City’s occasion ambiance on Sunday, Wright might be seen with silver hair and a some noticeable stubble.
He was snapped alongside Guardiola because the Man City 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 City – albeit with out enjoying any video games.
Retiring in 2016, Wright has remained with Man City and is now a goalkeeping coach on the membership.