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McManamamananamanaamananan has obviously spent way too much time in the sun.....
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City more exciting than Real: Macca
Steve McManaman has said that signing for Manchester City is more exciting than joining Real Madrid.
McManaman: New challenge (StuartFranklin/GettyImages)
The former Liverpool winger ended his four-year stay at the Bernabeu to return to English football with Kevin Keegan's side.
McManaman won the Champions League twice in his stay with Real, but believes he can achieve more with City.
The England international said he hopes to establish City as one of the top teams in the Premiership.
'It is a whole new challenge coming to City and if anything it is more exciting than being at Real Madrid.
'There the only pressure was to win the League every year, which is great. But you know that you have already won the League, won trophies and have great players around you so you are expected to win it again.
'It is the same for the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal. But it is more exciting here at City because hopefully we are taking it from this level and creating a new one for the club.
'Whereas the Manchester Uniteds and Arsenals, because of their resources and experience are trying to maintain a certain level.
'Now the great motivating factor for me is to come here and be involved in taking this club higher. When I joined Real Madrid they were already a great club.
'Here I can be personally involved in hopefully taking a group of players who have done very well in the past and improve them. That will benefit everyone for the next ten years I think.'
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=276310&cc=3436
City more exciting than Real: Macca
Steve McManaman has said that signing for Manchester City is more exciting than joining Real Madrid.
McManaman: New challenge (StuartFranklin/GettyImages)
The former Liverpool winger ended his four-year stay at the Bernabeu to return to English football with Kevin Keegan's side.
McManaman won the Champions League twice in his stay with Real, but believes he can achieve more with City.
The England international said he hopes to establish City as one of the top teams in the Premiership.
'It is a whole new challenge coming to City and if anything it is more exciting than being at Real Madrid.
'There the only pressure was to win the League every year, which is great. But you know that you have already won the League, won trophies and have great players around you so you are expected to win it again.
'It is the same for the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal. But it is more exciting here at City because hopefully we are taking it from this level and creating a new one for the club.
'Whereas the Manchester Uniteds and Arsenals, because of their resources and experience are trying to maintain a certain level.
'Now the great motivating factor for me is to come here and be involved in taking this club higher. When I joined Real Madrid they were already a great club.
'Here I can be personally involved in hopefully taking a group of players who have done very well in the past and improve them. That will benefit everyone for the next ten years I think.'
