In spite of all the glory that has come City’s way recently, Kinkladze is still remembered as a hero of the 90s and one of their finest natural talents
Names of the Nineties
The cult heroes, the legends and the champions: welcome to Names of the Nineties, stirring your nostalgia for a better era of football
Tony Yeboah was as loved as he was mercurial; the what-ifs and what could have been dreams still live on – and so will his goalscoring record
Stigma and unfair reputations about players from overseas still exist but pale in comparison to what it once was thanks to Jürgen Klinsmann
Whilst Nodlovu was salient on his African return, his impact on the Premier League as the cardinal African player of the era is as seminal as his finishing
Cantona has become an icon for France and England: a legend and a man whose genius, as both footballer and public philosopher, remains unquestioned
The great Paul McGrath was a colossus on the pitch for Aston Villa and Ireland but, like everyone watching on, a human all the same
Darren Anderton should be remembered for his professionalism and qualities on the pitch, not the unfortunate injuries that so agonisingly kept him off it
Andy Cole may not be the first name on every United’s fan’s lips when you say goalscorer, but, as the truth of his legacy shows, he more than deserves to be
A world-class goalkeeper only truly appreciated at Goodison Park, Neville Southall remains a an icon and role model for his football and his politics
Beckham, Scholes, Neville, Phil and Butt might never have been offered the same opportunities had Ryan Giggs not flourished before them
Paolo Di Canio was something special. The skill, passion and a face that was permanently of extreme emotion were features idolised by fans in England
What made Dennis Bergkampso special was the magical qualities he had with the ball at his feet, the kind that stopped time, time and again
It remains a massive shame that the wondrously gifted Tomas Brolin was used so poorly by a number of Premier League sides in the 1990s
At his peak, Neil Ruddock represented much of what was beloved in an English defender: commanding in defence and calmness and confident on the ball
Peter Schmeichel remains a legend in Manchester, believed by most to be the greatest goalkeeper ever to have protected the Old Trafford nets
On the pitch and off it, Arsenal legend Tony Adams remains a champion, a very human champion, and an inspiration to so many
Plenty know Dion Dublin for his exploits far from the pitch, but for many of a particular vintage, there’ll never be any forgetting his exploits on it
A rare breed of English player, Paul Scholes was a highly intelligent footballer who had a superlative ability to make the game look oh-so-easy