A massive week in prospect for City

The City kit boss and former Latics star writes every week for Chron Sport
WE’RE in for a massive week at Manchester City – one which could make a real difference at the top of the Barclays Premier League.

Of course every game from here on in is big for City, but two wins from the trip to Tottenham tomorrow and at home against Chelsea on Monday, will see us really flying.

It almost makes the next two games doubly important, given that Spurs and Chelsea are up there with City, but the manager will have the lads very well prepared as usual.

Tottenham have been different class since Tim Sherwood took over permanently following Andre Villas-Boas’s departure.

They’ve enjoyed a real upturn in fortunes, and to be honest I’m not surprised at all. I know the people in charge at White Hart Lane have always thought a lot of Sherwood, and he seems to be proving just what a good manager he is, and is going to be.

I’m pleased to see Emmanuel Adebayor back in the Spurs side and playing so well. He was a real character when he was at City, and on his day I believe he’s one of the best strikers in the world.

You really have to treat Ade well to get the best out of him, so that’s clearly what’s happening with him again right now.

I always remember Richard Dunne telling me that he thought Ade was the toughest striker he’d ever played against, and Dunney has played against some real top-class talent over the years.

It was great to see Latics snatch a dramatic win from the jaws of defeat at the weekend. I can’t really remember playing in too many dramatic comeback victories like that – mainly because it was too long ago!

More recently, though, two City comebacks spring to mind.

The first was the 4-3 one at Spurs in the FA Cup. We had been 3-0 down at half-time, Joey Barton had been sent off during the interval itself, but somehow the lads rallied to win the match.

Then there was the play-off final at Wembley against Gillingham.

Two-nil down and into stoppage-time, it was all over. but credit to the lads, it went to penalties and we eventually won it somehow.

What a day that was.