He’s the man who completely rubbed Fergie and United’s noses in it during a game at Maine Road in September 1989. City ran out 5-1 winners and with the club 4-1 up at the time, Hinchcliffe’s thumping header left Fergie leaving the ground with travelling fans calling for his head. “After the game I went straight home, got into bed and put the pillow over my head,” he said. What more could you ask for as a City fan?
How sweet it must have been for City fans to have a United icon join them and score in a derby game that ended with their rivals relegated at Old Trafford in 1974.