5 myths about Manchester City which need to be busted

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - APRIL 27:  A general view of match action during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Manchester United at Etihad Stadium on April 27, 2017 in Manchester, England.  (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
The Etihad Stadium under the floodlights

#5 English players will ruin their careers at City

AL AIN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - MAY 15:  Jack Rodwell of Manchester City in action during the friendly match between Al Ain and Manchester City at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium on May 15, 2014 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.  (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
Injury-prone Jack Rodwell in action for City

Every season City frequently find themselves linked with talented English players before the masses attempt to voice their opinion by stating City, in fact, ruin English players' careers.

Rubbish! Since 2009, Manchester City have had nine England internationals represent the club with six of them winning a domestic honour at the very minimum. Raheem Sterling is the only one of six who has won just the one solitary trophy - the League Cup in 2016. Other than that, Joe Hart, Joleon Lescott, Gareth Barry, Adam Johnson and Micah Richards have all won the majority of their England caps while at City, and each won a minimum of two trophies.

John Stones only joined the Blues this season and will undeniably achieve success at City under Pep Guardiola. However, injuries to Jack Rodwell prevented his progression at City - a move City is still blamed for his start-stop career. If the former Everton man were available for selection, he would have indeed been in contention.

Scott Sinclair is the ninth England player, and nothing much is needed to speak of his career except for the lack of talent and inability to play top-flight football.

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