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Man City signing Bony admits growing up idolising Man Utd legends

Manchester City signing Wilfried Bony admits basing his game on several Manchester United legends!

Alongside Brazilian star Ronaldo and Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp, the Ivorian said he learned from watching Ruud van Nistelrooy, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke.

"I used to watch a lot," he said. "My favourite team was Real Madrid, and my favourite player was Ronaldo, from Brazil.

"I watched a lot of strikers - van Nistelrooy and how he was so good in the box, always trying to be in a good position. I liked also the combination of Cole and Yorke.

'And then there was Dennis Bergkamp, his technique. Just before he shot he always knew exactly where the goalkeeper was.

"So those were things I learned and put in my mind, in my game, so sometimes I score and you think it's easy, but I knew before I received the ball where I had to shoot."

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