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“Legend”, “Simply the best” – Swathes of Man City fans lavish “magical” player after tweet

Responding to a challenge tweet on social media, plenty of Sky Blues supporters have been making their best attempts to describe club legend David Silva in three words – with many fans pouring love out to the Spaniard in the wake of his last ever season at the Etihad Stadium.

Silva, who has racked up a legendary 424 club outings for City, scoring 74 goals and assisting 137 others in that time, announced at the beginning of the campaign that this season would be his last – prompting an emotional response from waves of fans who have have adored watching the Spaniard since his arrival back in 2010.