Get the City transfer window latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox Michael Johnson, the former Manchester City prodigy, has given a rare interview discussing his early retirement from football.
Johnson burst onto the scene in 2006/07 with a series of promising performances and spectacular goals, and he was destined for the top when he broke into the team under Sven-Goran Eriksson.
However, a series of bad injuries restricted his game time, and when Mark Hughes came in and Sheikh Mansour later completed his takeover, competition for places grew.
By the time Roberto Mancini replaced Hughes, and the injuries just kept coming, Johnson's time at City appeared over. In his last five seasons at the
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