Golden moment: Lescott beats Lloris

City’s stars turned out for the occasion at Manchester Art Gallery for one of their most popular team-mates, yet in the three years since a £24million move from Everton, some critics have questioned whether Lescott would still be at the club.

It has not always gone smoothly but, true to form, he has continued to emerge as one of the finest centre backs in the country. Those who saw Lescott come through at Wolves are not surprised to see him so determined to prove his detractors wrong. 

First-team coach Terry Connor remembers taking the club’s kids for a long run on his first day 13 years ago. One was sick by the side of the road but declined an invitation to quit and quickly recovered the lost ground.

‘When I got back I asked who it was,’ says Connor. ‘I was told, “That’s Lescott”. From that moment on, I thought, “He’ll do for me!”.’ France are certainly not the first to underestimate Joleon Lescott.

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