A number of Manchester City supporters have taken to Twitter to send their love to the club’s former player Pablo Zabaleta after he returned to the Etihad Stadium for this year’s Soccer Aid over the weekend.
Soccer Aid 2021 saw England take on a Rest of the World XI, with City favourites including Shaun Wright-Phillips, Nigel de Jong and Micah Richards all involved.
All three former City stars were warmly received by the crowd on Saturday night, however, one of the biggest cheers of the night was saved for Pablo Zabaleta.
The Argentine right-back is a cult hero among City fans, largely due to his never-say-die attitude on the pitch and down-to-earth personality off it.
Zabaleta impressed from the off in what turned out to be a comfortable 3-0 win for the Rest of the World, reminding the City faithful just why they love him so much.
Manchester City fans were happy to see Zabaleta return to the Etihad after footage of him arriving at the stadium was shared by City_Xtra on Twitter, with one supporter dubbing the 36-year-old a “legend”.
The legend 💙
— – (@Taguero_10) September 4, 2021
Legend… Where's his statue?
— MCFC4Heatons 💎🇬🇧 🏴 (@energylevel) September 4, 2021
He earned all my respect. This is a typical character 💙
— Erique Kun (@erique_kun) September 4, 2021
He actually played so well, could do a job at LB for us.
— IIM 10 (@IIM109) September 4, 2021
the goat
— Lewis (@Thebigkun) September 4, 2021
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