▁due ▁to ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁players ▁like ▁Gl enn ▁Hel der . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁taking ▁Ar sen al ' s ▁corner ▁k icks ▁with ▁an ▁un orth odox ▁' loop ing ' ▁style , ▁by ▁lo ft ing ▁the ▁ball ▁high ▁into ▁the ▁air ▁before ▁it ▁dropped ▁in ▁the ▁penalty ▁area . ▁In ▁all ▁he ▁played ▁ 5 7 ▁times ▁for ▁Ar sen al , ▁scoring ▁one ▁goal ; ▁his ▁goal ▁coming ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 – 9 4 ▁European ▁Cup ▁W inners ' ▁Cup ▁against ▁Standard ▁Li ège . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁Ar sen al ▁for ▁Manchester ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁The ▁move ▁was ▁initially ▁on ▁loan , ▁becoming ▁permanent ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁following ▁a ▁£ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁transfer . ▁McG old rick ▁joined ▁the ▁club ▁amid ▁a ▁wh irl wind ▁of ▁manager ial ▁changes . ▁Initial ly ▁signed ▁on ▁loan ▁by ▁care t aker - manager ▁As a ▁Hart ford ▁( who ▁took ▁over ▁from ▁Alan ▁Ball ), ▁his ▁permanent ▁move ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁signing ▁of ▁Steve ▁Co pp ell ' s ▁ 3 2 - day ▁reign , ▁and ▁he ▁played ▁under ▁two ▁more ▁man agers ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁McG old rick ▁spent ▁two ▁seasons ▁with ▁City , ▁but ▁was ▁cons igned ▁to ▁the ▁res erves ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁final ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁club , ▁a ▁loan ▁spell ▁at