Five who played for both: Juventus and Manchester City | OneFootball

Juventus and Manchester City meet in the FIFA Club World Cup today, a clash between Italy’s most successful side and a Premier League powerhouse.

Throughout the years, a handful of big names have represented both clubs. We’ve looked at five of the best to have played for Juventus and Manchester City.

Five who played for both: Juventus and Manchester City

Nicolas Anelka

Nicolas Anelka’s nomadic career took in stops in both Manchester and Turin. A teenage sensation at Arsenal, Anelka had spells at Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, and Liverpool (on loan) before joining Manchester City in 2002.

His arrival was a huge coup for the newly-promoted Citizens. In year one, the Frenchman fired City to a top-half finish on their Premier League return.

Anelka scored 45 goals in 103 games during a successful stint at Maine Road. But the forward rarely settled for long and soon departed for Fenerbahce amid a desire to play European football.

Stints at Bolton, Chelsea and Shanghai Shenhua followed his Istanbul adventure, before a short and unsuccessful loan at Juventus. Anelka made just three goalless appearances in Turin during a five-month loan. He did, however, pick up a Serie A winners medal.

Patrick Vieira

The best seasons of Patrick Vieira’s career were spent as the all-encompassing general of Arsenal’s midfield, but the Frenchman had spells with Juventus and Manchester City after leaving North London.

Vieira joined Juventus in 2005, with his last kick for Arsenal the decisive penalty in their FA Cup final success over Manchester United. He made 42 appearances in all competitions during his debut season and scored five goals. However, the club’s involvement in the Calciopoli scandal saw Juventus stripped of the Scudetto and relegated to Serie B.

Vieira moved on, joining Inter Milan. He won three league titles at the San Siro before returning to England with Manchester City. The midfielder played 46 times for the Citizens over two seasons and was part of the squad that won the FA Cup in 2010/11, the club’s first major trophy in 35 years.

Carlos Tevez

Carlos Tevez’s colourful career took in plenty of stops but the Argentine’s best football, arguably, came at Manchester City and Juventus.

Tevez’s move to Manchester City remains one of the Premier League’s most controversial. He had been a key part of a dominant side at Manchester United but moved across town to join arch-rivals City and their ambitious project.

He scored 29 goals in his first year to win the club’s Player of the Season award, but his time at the Etihad was littered with both goals and controversy. Tevez netted 73 times in 148 appearances for the Citizens but his third season was punctuated by a fallout with manager Roberto Mancini.

After an alleged refusal to come on as a substitute against Bayern Munich, Tevez was suspended and later placed on gardening leave. He returned several months later to play a part in the club’s first-ever Premier League title win.

After four seasons at the Etihad, Tevez signed for Juventus. Inheriting Alessandro Del Piero’s number ten shirt, Tevez enjoyed the most prolific period of his career. He scored 50 goals in just 95 games, winning successive league titles, and was named Serie A Footballer of the Year in 2014/15.

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Joao Cancelo

Manchester City made Joao Cancelo the most expensive right-back of all time after signing the Portuguese defender from Juventus in 2019. After just one season in Turin, in which Cancelo won the Scudetto, City agreed a package worth £60m to sign the full-back.

At the Etihad, Cancelo recovered from a tough start to emerge as one of the league’s best. He won three league titles with City and was twice named in the PFA Team of the Season.

Danilo

Danilo headed to Juventus as part of the deal that brought Cancelo to the Etihad.

The Brazilian had failed to set the world alight in two seasons with Manchester City and was used as a makeweight in the Cancelo deal.

Danilo spent six seasons with Juventus, winning four trophies. In 2023/24, he became the club’s first non-Italian captain since Omar Sívori in 1965.

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