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title: "Manchester City: Fans worship Nigel de Jong in response to nostalgic Twitter post"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-city-fans-worship-nigel-de-jong-in-response-to-nostalgic-twitter-post/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Manchester City Football Club"
published: "2020-03-20T20:15:24Z"
modified: "2020-04-05T09:33:42Z"
---

# Manchester City: Fans worship Nigel de Jong in response to nostalgic Twitter post

**Responding to a post by Twitter account ‘[YourMCFC](https://twitter.com/pranavlbhat11/status/1240750380020948992?s=21)‘, many Sky Blues supporters have been worshipping ex-hero Nigel de Jong – doing their best to describe the midfielder in one good sentence.**

The Dutchman, who was debatably a fan favourite under former boss Roberto Mancini, playing a bit-part role during City’s early period of success at the dawn of the Sheikh Mansour era, made 137 appearances overall for the club – scoring two goals and assisting one other from midfield ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nigel-de-jong/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/4672)).

De Jong, who was perhaps most well known for his tough-tackling nature at the Etihad, famously took over two seasons to bag his first goal for the club – burying a neat effort past West Ham back in [2011](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/9470663.stm). Now, in the midst of the coronavirus football ban, many supporters have taken the opportunity to look back with pride at the 35-year-old.

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One supporter even claimed he [‘left too soon’](https://twitter.com/AnthonyMahoney3/status/1240765426977714178) with others calling him ‘[monstrous](https://twitter.com/pranavlbhat11/status/1240750380020948992?s=21)‘ – find all of their best comments down below.

> Harder than Stam
>
> — Lee Greenhalgh (@lee\_greenhalgh1) [March 19, 2020](https://twitter.com/lee_greenhalgh1/status/1240749541340692481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Monstrous!
>
> — Pranav 💭 (@pranavlbhat11) [March 19, 2020](https://twitter.com/pranavlbhat11/status/1240750380020948992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Oh when de Jong goes sliding innnnnnn
>
> — Jon Jennings (@JonJennings92) [March 20, 2020](https://twitter.com/JonJennings92/status/1240893662034382849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Left too soon
>
> — Anthony Mahoney (@AnthonyMahoney3) [March 19, 2020](https://twitter.com/AnthonyMahoney3/status/1240765426977714178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Wish we’d had him longer.
>
> — Giles Senter (@NobbySenter) [March 19, 2020](https://twitter.com/NobbySenter/status/1240748406534004736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Love him, beast.
>
> — Ian Wilkinson (@IanBilko72) [March 19, 2020](https://twitter.com/IanBilko72/status/1240748836911489025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***What do you make of Nigel de Jong’s time at the Etihad? Join the discussion by commenting below…***