One of the easiest decisions I've ever done. Vincent Kompany, David Silva, and what they have done
for the history of this club...I mean it’s a no brainer.
Being at City changed my life.
I'm proud of what we did together, and I feel emotional that it has been recognised like this.
My time at City was special and my connection with people in Manchester and Manchester itself was quite unique as well.
They really were giants of this club and I think no matter what era, in ten years or twenty, thirty, fifty...a hundred years
I think one can always look back at this era as a very special era in the history of this club.
When that happens, we need statues!
When I first saw the statue, I felt good, I think it was like me...real!
This statue really represents the way I like to play. I love the pose the sculptor has chosen.
It really reminds me of those times I was on the pitch, playing and that moment when I had to find the striker.
I didn't really expect to be recognised by such a great club in that way.
My wife is from Manchester, my kids are born in Manchester and they go back to a place where they can see
something that represents what their Dad has achieved that is something that I can't describe.
When we talk about David and Kompany they’re like actually the definition of a legend,
so when I heard statues, it couldn’t be more justified.
The first time I saw the statue I was, I couldn't believe how big it was
but then again I'm a big boy so yeah, fair enough.
Then especially the pose, for me it means a lot.
We all know the passion and enthusiasm that he played with, but he also had a level of composure and I think that
encapsulates all those factors and emotions.
Having a husband with a statue, at the football club that you’ve supported since you were a child is surreal!
The sculpture, it means so much to me, personally.
When he did that pose it was the relief of, he was delivering something to the supporters, to say goodbye.
So I'm just really grateful that that’s the pose they’ve chose.
To see that statue of him, in the pose is just, effortless the way he played football, it just sums him up.
That left foot!
Because of the way that Andy Scott works,
by bringing together all these tiny, tiny pieces of steel,
there's this really nice resonance with this history of mosaic in Manchester.
It's a place of manufacture, a place of fabrication.
That is something you also see in the making of these sculptures.
You never have time to look back at something you’ve achieved and for the very first time I can look back and say
hey, it was cool, it was pretty unique.
I am sure it will look good in the Manchester rain!