SAM SHEPPEY LOOKS AT THE ROLE OF GARRY COOK IN THE RISE OF MAN CITY AND HIS NEXT STEPS

Done deal: Garry Cook, centre, in his Man City days

WHEN the then-CEO of Manchester City, Garry Cook, told a fans’ forum in Mad Hatter Saloon in New York in 2010 that they would replace Manchester United as the biggest club in the world, many laughed.
In the last 11 years, however, City have won seven Premier League titles and one Champions League title, while United have won zero.
Cook was a significant figure in the early rise of City. An often braggadocious character in the eyes of s...