Edin Dzeko sealed a move to the Serie A earlier this month, initially on a loan deal with obligation to buy, and he will be hoping for more first-team opportunities with his new side - AS Roma.

Dzeko had the most impact for Manchester City as a substitute, scoring some important goals in a bid to bring the glory days to the blue side of Manchester again.

It is without doubt that Dzeko is a world-class finisher and deadly in the 18-yard-box, notching up 50 Premier League goals for City, a competition he won twice in his four-and-a-half year spell at Eastlands. Having scored a debut brace for the Italian runners-up, the Roma fans will certainly be excited by their first glimpse of him. 

The right place at the right time

Dzeko is your typical fox-in-the-box, and while he was capable of the odd long-range strike - his fourth goal of the game against Tottenham in a famous victory for example - he was primarily a poacher for the Citizens.

He scored vital goals. In Sergio Agüero's injury hit season in 2013-14, Dzeko filled the void as City secured the title, the club's second in three years. He opened the floodgates at home to Aston Villa in a 4-0 victory which all but sealed top spot. City had found it hard to break the visitors down before his finish on the hour mark, and relief swept through the Etihad Stadium.

The weekend prior to the Villa victory, Dzeko fired City to victory at a place where they tend to struggle - away at Goodison Park. It was a Catch 22 for the Toffees, gift Liverpool the title and beat City, or lose. As it happened, it was the latter, as City came from behind to win 3-2, Dzeko with a brace. Agüero had been withdrawn through injury in the first-half, but unsurprisingly given his quality, Edin delivered.

Looking back to his early days at City

Looking further back to the Bosnia international's first season at the club, he opened his account in crucial circumstances. A recent, expensive acquisition from Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, the pressure was undoubtedly on the forward to perform. City were drawn in a comfortable-looking Fourth Round FA Cup tie at Meadow Lane against Notts County, but the hosts took an unexpected lead. Dzeko took the game to a replay with his equaliser, keeping the Blues in a competition they would eventually win, their first trophy for 35 years.

That alone would have endeared him to the fans, but without debate, his most important goal was still to come. It was the last game of the season, Premier League crown in the balance, and Queen's Park Rangers were leading 2-1. Local rivals Manchester United were leading at Sunderland, so only a victory would secure a first league title in 44 years for City.

Into injury time, all hope seemed lost, but Dzeko popped up with a header from a David Silva corner. The rest is history. Factor in the aforementioned four-goal haul at White Hart Lane, the last goal in a historic 6-1 derby win at Old Trafford, a finish at the Bernabeú, albeit in defeat to Real Madrid, and a late winning goal away to Blackburn Rovers to help bring UEFA Champions League football to City for the first time, and Dzeko rightly leaves City as a hero.

Will City miss him? Dzeko did have a knack of bagging at the right time, but the time was right for him to seek a new challenge. Wilfried Bony has arrived and promising Nigerian youngster Kelechi Icheanacho has been promoted to the first-team squad. Manuel Pellegrini's switch to playing one striker means Dzeko would have found first-team chances limited this season, which would be frustrating given his quality and eagerness to play regularly.

So City probably have the firepower to deal with the loss of Dzeko. Despite this though, he will forever be remembered at the Etihad Stadium, and has written himself into Manchester City folklore. It is without doubt the success City have seen in recent seasons wouldn't have been possible without Dzeko's contribution. On behalf of all sky Blues' supporters - good luck in Rome, Edin!