5 players you didn't know played for Manchester City 

#1 Adrien Rabiot

Adrien Rabiot made over 200 appearances for Paris Saint-Germain before his free transfer to Juventus

French midfielder Adrien Rabiot, before making his name at Paris Saint-Germain and now Juventus, was a budding academy player at Manchester City. Rabiot was only 12 when he spent a few months with the reigning Premier League champions. Since then, he has been linked with a move back to the blue half of Manchester several times.

Two years after his stint at City, Rabiot returned to his home country to join Paris Saint-Germain’s youth team where he impressed greatly. The French club had manager Carlo Ancelotti at the helm that time who took no time to promote him to the senior team ahead of the 2012/13 season.

At just 17 years of age, Rabiot made his debut for Paris Saint-Germain and went onto lift an incredible 18 major trophies during his eight seasons at the Parc des Princes. His trophy cabinet includes five Ligue 1 titles and two domestic trebles in the 2015/16 and the 2017/18 season.

The 24-year-old was handed his France debut in 2016 after representing the 2018 World Cup winners at every possible youth level. Last year, after running down his contract with the Parisians, Rabiot joined Italian giants Juventus on a free transfer.

Rabiot is a hard-working central midfielder: quick in possession, strong on the ball and possessing defensive qualities. He is a composed passer, dribbler and likes to make late attacking runs in the box with an eye to score. He is one of the very few versatile, modern-day midfielders, and one can only wonder what he could have been like in this current Manchester City team.