Man City bananas 'brought fun back', says Varadi

Former Manchester City striker Imre Varadi says it was "brilliant to see" the club's fans waving inflatable bananas at Anfield and feels it "brought a lot of fun back". Manchester City were relegated twice and promoted twice during the 1980s Former Manchester City striker Imre Varadi said it was "brilliant to see" the club's fans waving inflatable bananas at Anfield on Sunday and feels it "brought a lot of fun back". Varadi was nicknamed 'Imre Banana' by City fans during his two-year spell with the club in the late 1980s and they began taking inflatable bananas to games when they played in the old Second Division. The craze continued into the early 90s, with City fans taking bananas to games intermittently since, and dozens re-emerged at Sunday's game.

City's 3-0 win over Liverpool was the club's first game since being found guilty of 114 charges related to breaches of Premier League financial rules between 2009-10 and 2017-18. With the club facing sanctions such as a points deduction or expulsion from the Premier League, City fans took bananas to Anfield as a nod to their time as a yo-yo club in the 1980s. Varadi, who now sells inflatable bananas via the club and whose X account is @imre_banana,, external told BBC Radio 5 Live Drive: "It was amazing, [it's] bringing a