Frenchman Ryan Sharqi – the newly joining Manchester City – vowed to “revenge” from Manchester United, stressing that he is very motivated to this confrontation.
Manchester United was the maximum of last season, the French Olympic Lyon, the former team of the East, from the quarter -finals of the European League, with a very crazy scenario.
An insecure scenario in the last moments !! 😱⚽️
😳 Kobe Maino scores in the 120th minute!
🤯 After only a minute … Maguire adds the fifth to United!#European League pic.twitter.com/LkvAc0xsLE
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) April 17, 2025
After a 2-2 draw in France, Lyon was close to qualifying for the semi-finals, as it advanced to Manchester United 4-2 until the 114th minute before the owners of the land rose and scored 3 goals within 6 minutes (5-4) to keep the qualification card at Old Trafford.
And that amazing return dispersed Ahlam Sharqi, 21, to bid farewell to his mother club with a European title to reach Manchester City, and in his heart a “desire to take revenge”, according to the description of the British newspaper “The Sun”.
“I have not absorbed Manchester United’s victory over Lyon, and now I am waiting for our match against them to crush them,” the player said just two days before the release of the schedule of matches next season from the English Premier League next Wednesday.
East hopes to compensate for this loss by achieving many titles with Manchester City, stressing that he agreed to come to City after the Spanish coach Pep Guardiola offered him a clear vision of his future.
“When I spoke with Pep, he assured me that he wanted me. He was very clear when he said that the regime, the club and the city were all wonderful,” the player explained.
“I am a player I want to win and I think City wants to win everything. This is the best for me,” the French international concluded.
Eastern name has been linked to the move to Manchester United more than once over the past few years, especially when he is 16 years old, according to the same newspaper.
Manchester City announced last Tuesday that annexed from Olympique Lyon in a deal amounting to 42.5 million euros, and a contract that runs until the summer of 2030.
City includes Ryan Sharqi 🤩🩵✍️ pic.twitter.com/ejidNp7OBJ
– Manchester City (@cityarabia) June 10, 2025
The French international is preparing to start his career with the team in the Club World Cup, where Wydad Sports will meet next Wednesday in Philadelphia in the seventh group that includes Juventus, Italy and the Emirati eye.
It is noteworthy that the east of the Leon Academy graduate had risen to the first team in 2020 and since that time he fought with the French team 185 games in all championships, during which he scored 29 goals and provided his teammates 45 decisive passes, according to the data of the famous Transfer Market website.