Manchester City Fans Mourn Kevin Keegan, Hailing His 4-Year Spell After Death Announced Monday
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 20
Manchester City Fans Mourn Kevin Keegan, Hailing His 4-Year Spell After Death Announced Monday
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 20
Summary
Manchester City supporters responded to Monday’s announcement of Kevin Keegan’s death by sharing tributes that cast him as a club-changing figure rather than a brief chapter in its history.
Fans repeatedly pointed to the 2001-02 Championship title-winning promotion season, saying his attacking style helped re-establish City in the Premier League and raise the club’s ambition.
Several recalled his teams as relentlessly entertaining, citing players such as Ali Bernabia, Eyal Berkovic, Shaun Goater, Darren Huckerby and Stuart Pearce.
The tributes also placed his City tenure within a wider legacy, describing Keegan as a great player and a manager who revived clubs including Newcastle, Fulham and Manchester City.