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BOXING LEGEND RICKY HATTON REVEALS MANCHESTER CITY CHILDHOOD HERO

By Steven Chicken
Contributions from
Lewis Watson
published 22 April 2024

Georgi Kinkladze lit up Maine Road at a time when Manchester City fans did not
have much to shout about

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(Image credit: Getty)


Manchester City fans born into the current era will not know what it is like to
find a hero in an overall rubbish side, but Ricky Hatton’s own childhood icons
were all cut from that mould.



A far cry from the all-conquering side that has featured genuine global stars
like Yaya Toure, Sergio Aguero, David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne over the past 15
years, young Manchester City supporters in the 1990s like Hatton had to make do
with rather more modest childhood heroes.



Anyone that grew up on a less-than-stellar football diet will tell you that
those players remain undiminished regardless how much bigger and better things
get from there. Former boxing champion Hatton is no different, picking out
Georgian flying winger Georgi Kinkladze as his absolute favourite as a kid.





RICKY HATTON: 'MANCHESTER CITY DIDN’T HAVE MUCH TO BE EXCITED ABOUT BUT GEORGI
KINKLADZE WAS MAGIC'



Georgi Kinkladze takes the crown of Hatton's favourite ever (Image credit:
Getty)

A flair player with a touch of exoticism at a time just before masses of foreign
imports became the norm, Kinkladze shone for City even as they were relegated
from the top flight in his first season at the club in 1995-96.

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A second relegation to the third tier followed two years later – after which
Kinkladze understandably took up the offer of a move to Ajax. But he still holds
a special place in Hatton’s heart, as told us in the latest edition of
FourFourTwo magazine.



“I had a load of heroes – Ian Brightwell, Andy Morrison, Paul Lake, Paul Dickov,
players like that,” he said.

“But I’d have to say that it was a player who I’ve been fortunate enough to
become really good friends with now: Georgi Kinkladze.


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“He was brilliant. City didn’t have much to be excited about during the time
that Georgi was playing for us, but when he got on the ball, he was magic.
Seeing him running at defenders was something else.”



Isn't it every City fan's favourite goal? (Image credit: Getty)

Of course, even Hatton can’t look past Aguero when it comes to the greatest goal
he’s ever seen live.

“I have to say AGUEROOOOOOOO in 2012,” he said, referring (in case you’ve
suffered amnesia) to the Argentinian’s injury-time goal on the final day against
Queens Park Rangers that stole the Premier League title out of Manchester
United’s hands.

“That’s the most important goal – I feel very proud of that day and pipping
United to the title. It will never happen again like that.

“But in terms of skill, Georgi Kinkladze scored an incredible goal against
Southampton in 1996 where he pretty much ran through their whole team from near
the halfway line. He got to their goalie and just dinked it over him.”


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Steven Chicken has been working as a football writer since 2009, taking in
stints with Football365 and the Huddersfield Examiner. Steven still covers
Huddersfield Town home and away for his own publication, WeAreTerriers.com.
Steven is a two-time nominee for Regional Journalist of the Year at the
prestigious British Sports Journalism Awards, making the shortlist in 2020 and
2023.

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