Shaun can't stop smiling
- Fri 12 Sep 2008, 9:00AM
- Posted byTim Oscroft
Shaun Wright-Phillips has revealed that he has not been able to stop smiling since coming back to Manchester City two weeks ago.
His sensational move back to City from Saturday's opponents, Chelsea, was followed by two goals in his first match back in the sky blue shirt at the Stadium of Light.
Now he has the chance to shine with City as his home fans for the first time in over three years, but he does not feel that he has anything to prove to Phil Scolari's Stamford Bridge outfit.
Shaun tells us, "The day I came here to sign was when I realised I could be making my first start again in front of the home fans against Chelsea. I am looking forward to it as all the players are. It doesn’t mean a lot to me that it’s Chelsea, it’s more about playing my first home game after coming back to City.
"I started as a Blue here, became a Chelsea blue and am back now as a Blue. The smile is never going to go and hopefully the goals will keep coming just as they started here."
The speed of City's move for him took Shaun by surprise - but once the offer was made, there was no hesitation.
He adds: "I didn’t feel any pressure against Sunderland. The key thing for me was that I was coming home. The move all happened in the space of twenty four hours. I made up my mind immediately. I want to play football regularly and there’s no better place for me to do that than where I started. I didn’t need to get advice, it was what I wanted to do.
"I didn’t go out in the Sunderland match thinking of scoring. I wanted to be part of the team that won and got the three points, that was the main thing on my mind. I knew a victory would put us in a good position for the games that are coming up, and happily that's how it turned out."
