RAYAN CHERKI has arrived in Manchester with a score to settle – and says he wants to ‘kill’ United.
The £30.4million City new boy was part of the Lyon team who were dramatically beaten at Old Trafford in the Europa League quarter finals.
The French international, 21, was even snapped goading the home fans by rubbing his groin after scoring in extra time that night.
So when the Prem fixtures for next season are released later this week, there is only one fixture he will be looking for.
Cherki said: “I didn’t like it when Manchester United won the game against Lyon because I am a Lyon fan.
“Now I am waiting for the game to kill them. I just wanted to go to Manchester City.”
Cherki was regularly linked with a move to Old Trafford during his early years – after making his Lyon debut at 16.
But their stunning comeback in April – capped by Harry Maguire’s 120th-minute winner – ended Cherki’s hopes of signing off from his boyhood club with a trophy.
Yet he hopes he can make up for that by winning the lot on the blue side of Manchester in the coming years.
He was sold a vision by Pep Guardiola which convinced him he was making the right move.
Cherki added: “When I spoke with Pep and he wanted me – he was very, very clear. That the system, the club, the city is very good.
“I want to win and I think City wants to win it all. For me that’s better.”
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