Fernandinho signed off from Manchester City with a fifth Premier League title under his belt as the club captain declared: It s like we came back from the dead.
From 2-0 down to Aston Villa after goals from Matty Cash and Philippe Coutinho, City roared back in the final 15 minutes and snatched a 3-2 win with a double from Ilkay Gundogan and a fine strike from Rodri.
Brazilian Fernandinho has decided his time is up at City, after nine successful years in which he established himself among the best defensive midfielders in the history of the Premier League.
At the age of 37, the skipper played the first half of Sunday s game before a tactical switch saw Oleksandr Zinchenko take his place after the break.
That was a shrewd move as the younger legs of Zinche…