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EMILE HESKEY

If Robinho was unsure about swapping Real Madrid for Manchester City then his start to life in the Barclays English Premier League has not shown it.

Eyebrows were raised when City, bankrolled by an influx of cash from their new Abu Dhabi-based owners, outflanked Chelsea on transfer deadline day to secure the 24-year-old's signature.
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