Sven-Goran Eriksson signed the playmaking midfielder on the same day as Vedran Corluka and Javier Garrido.
And the following month, in the eighth game of the Premier League season, following four wins, two defeats and one draw, Elano scored THAT goal against Newcastle.
When you think of wonder goals in fixtures against the Magpies, the Brazilian’s stunner in the 3-1 win at the Etihad is certainly near the top of the pile.
So when the popular former midfielder visited the Etihad Stadium at the start of last season for the Fulham game to celebrate ‘Bahia Day’ we couldn’t resist asking him to recreate it.
He headed into the CFA with one aim – doing it all over again.
Want to find out how he got on?
Check the video player above – it’ll be well worth it.
