As a life long City fan I can tell you that he is. He is an absolute legend at City and one of the most gifted footballers I have ever had the pleasure to watch in the flesh. He has been truly instrumental in the rise of the club and all of the trophies City have won since 2008. The press and media have never given him the credit he was due and he is a very quiet, private guy who has never looked for any publicity whatsoever at any time.
Had he played for Liverpool or United you would have never heard the end of him.
Have a look at a few of his assists on the link - and without a word of lie he used to to do that kind of stuff week in week out and he did it for 10 years on the trot. An MCFC legend without any shadow of a doubt.