Aug
16
Blackburn Rovers V Manchester City
After all the hype and newspaper column inches written over the summer about Manchester City, all eyes were firmly on Manchester City to see if a team which only contained one player from the 08/09 season opener could gel and get of to a good start. I’m sure most of football wants them to fail for whatever reason and sure a lot of people would have been disappointed with the result.
City got of to a dream start with Adebayor hitting the back of the net within three minutes, it was a fantastically worked goal with Adebayor starting the move by stealing the ball in the centre of the park and playing the ball out wide to SWP. SWP cut back in field and played perfectly weighted ball into Adebayor who stuck the ball home from just outside the area. Shay Given was in top form as he made several top quality saves leading upto half time. Blackburn also had a penalty appeal for hand ball turned down, which would have been very harsh had it been awarded.
City made sure of the result in the last few minutes when Stephen Ireland was played in, he looked as though he had squandered the opportunity as he tried to go round the keeper but he kept his cool and slotted the ball inside the near post.
This may not have been the best performance since Hughes took over but it was a very professional display. They got off to the perfect start and showed a lot of character when under the cosh approaching half time. They say it’s a sign of a quality team when you don’t play your best but get a result. This was a perfect start to what could be a historical year for the club.
