He played alongside Colin Bell with Manchester City and with Kevin Keegan for England. Dennis Tueart has rubbed shoulders with the very best so it is some compliment when he reveals: “I’d love to play in this City team.’’
Dennis Tueart: “I always played well with interchangeable front men.
“We had it at Sunderland, City and the Cosmos. I was never a fixed wide-man. I was mobile.
"I was a right-footed left-winger. Now they are all doing it!
"Tony Book [former City manager] used to say to me: 'Start off wide, drift in and cause trouble’.
"I remember playing against Ron Harris at Chelsea. All of a sudden I shot inside and he went: 'What the ******* hell happened there?’ He caught me a few times!
“The top teams have interchangeable forwards who are a nightmare for defenders. Real Madrid and Barcelona play it now.
"Manchester United do it with Wayne Rooney. City do it. James Milner makes a goal for Sergio Agüero on the left. Then Samir Nasri does it. Edin Dzeko does it, dropping off, moving around. They all interchange.
“David Silva is so different, a maverick, but it’s always for the team. I watched him and David Villa for Valencia.
"Villa got all the plaudits, but the little fellow made many of the goals.
“I want my mavericks to be winners, not losers. I played with Rodney Marsh at City. He was just selfish. Rodney is in it for Rodney. Look at his record. Nothing. Apart from QPR very early on. League Cup bits.
"Silva, Messi, Ronaldo and Rooney are mavericks who are winners. Rooney will cut someone’s throat to win the game."