Some footballers are harder than others. Some players can win a game with an ice-cold stare in the tunnel before a match. Some can derail an opponent with an early crunching tackle.
Some want to ensure they’ve made their mark on a game, and on an opponent. These are football’s hardmen. Manchester City have had a fair few in their time – some truly off the wall hardmen and a 'Psycho' for good measure.
We take a look at ten of the hardest players in City’s history. You don’t get a nickname like Psycho unless you’re hard, and Pearce was among the hardest ever to grace the game – if grace is the right word.
Screaming, shouting, bleeding, Pearce was usually doing one of the three. A man absolutely hell-bent on winning. Just one season at Man
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