CITY 3 CRYSTAL PALACE 2
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Barclays League Division 1
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24th August 1991
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attendance 28,028
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scorers
City Brennan(40 & 85 both pens), White(45)
Palace Thomas(18), Bright(48)
City Brennan(40 & 85 both pens), White(45)
Palace Thomas(18), Bright(48)
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ref R Hart
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City Coton, Hill, Pointon, Reid, Curle, Redmond, white, Brightwell, Quinn, Megson, Brennan – subs Heath(68), Hendry(53)
Palace Martyn, Humphrey, Bodin, Gray, Shaw, Sinnot, Salako, Thomas, Bright, Wright, McGoldrick – subs Pardew(76), Southgate(unused)
DAVID WHITE SCORES CITY’S SECOND GOAL
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DEREK WALLIS WRITING IN THE OBSERVER 25TH AUGUST 1991
The long, baggy shorts now worn by Manchester City are a throwback to the past. Some might argue that so was some of their football in their naivety in dealing with a sweeper, not to mention occasional inability to cope with crosses struck with power.
In their first match of the season, Crystal Palace, deprived of Young and Thorn, employed McGoldrick as a sweeper behind Sinnott and Shaw, a tactic that often bemused City. Perhaps City with two wins behind them were haunted by the memory of how Palace gave them, what their player-manager Peter Reid called, a ‘right old chasing’ at Maine Road last season.
Palace did not threaten to repeat the performance in this match, though City must have feared the worst when Thomas scored in the 18th minute after Bright headed back Wright’s crisp cross with hardly a whimper from the defence, the £2.5 million Curle and all.
two goals in four minutes just before a half-time eradicated the fear with Brennan scoring from a penalty when McGoldrick fouled him and White established the lead from Brennan’s cross.
Palace, some of whose methods did not endear them to the crowd, equalised three minutes after the interval when Salako’s fierce cross from the right again fooled the defence, leaving Bright to twist in the air before depositing the ball beyond Coton’s reach.
City asserted themselves in pursuit of another goal, White and Megson going close, though Palace reminded them of a still-potent threat with Coton having to make an acrobatic save from Salako.
City, however, recorded their third win in succession to go top of the embryonic First Division through a penalty four minutes from time. White was fouled again, this time by Shaw, and Brennan again thumped the ball gleefully passed Martyn.
The long, baggy shorts now worn by Manchester City are a throwback to the past. Some might argue that so was some of their football in their naivety in dealing with a sweeper, not to mention occasional inability to cope with crosses struck with power.
In their first match of the season, Crystal Palace, deprived of Young and Thorn, employed McGoldrick as a sweeper behind Sinnott and Shaw, a tactic that often bemused City. Perhaps City with two wins behind them were haunted by the memory of how Palace gave them, what their player-manager Peter Reid called, a ‘right old chasing’ at Maine Road last season.
Palace did not threaten to repeat the performance in this match, though City must have feared the worst when Thomas scored in the 18th minute after Bright headed back Wright’s crisp cross with hardly a whimper from the defence, the £2.5 million Curle and all.
two goals in four minutes just before a half-time eradicated the fear with Brennan scoring from a penalty when McGoldrick fouled him and White established the lead from Brennan’s cross.
Palace, some of whose methods did not endear them to the crowd, equalised three minutes after the interval when Salako’s fierce cross from the right again fooled the defence, leaving Bright to twist in the air before depositing the ball beyond Coton’s reach.
City asserted themselves in pursuit of another goal, White and Megson going close, though Palace reminded them of a still-potent threat with Coton having to make an acrobatic save from Salako.
City, however, recorded their third win in succession to go top of the embryonic First Division through a penalty four minutes from time. White was fouled again, this time by Shaw, and Brennan again thumped the ball gleefully passed Martyn.
The long, baggy shorts now worn by Manchester City are a throwback to the past. Some might argue that so was some of their football in their naivety in dealing with a sweeper, not to mention occasional inability to cope with crosses struck with power.
In their first match of the season, Crystal Palace, deprived of Young and Thorn, employed McGoldrick as a sweeper behind Sinnott and Shaw, a tactic that often bemused City. Perhaps City with two wins behind them were haunted by the memory of how Palace gave them, what their player-manager Peter Reid called, a ‘right old chasing’ at Maine Road last season.
Palace did not threaten to repeat the performance in this match, though City must have feared the worst when Thomas scored in the 18th minute after Bright headed back Wright’s crisp cross with hardly a whimper from the defence, the £2.5 million Curle and all.
two goals in four minutes just before a half-time eradicated the fear with Brennan scoring from a penalty when McGoldrick fouled him and White established the lead from Brennan’s cross.
Palace, some of whose methods did not endear them to the crowd, equalised three minutes after the interval when Salako’s fierce cross from the right again fooled the defence, leaving Bright to twist in the air before depositing the ball beyond Coton’s reach.
City asserted themselves in pursuit of another goal, White and Megson going close, though Palace reminded them of a still-potent threat with Coton having to make an acrobatic save from Salako.
City, however, recorded their third win in succession to go top of the embryonic First Division through a penalty four minutes from time. White was fouled again, this time by Shaw, and Brennan again thumped the ball gleefully passed Martyn.
The long, baggy shorts now worn by Manchester City are a throwback to the past. Some might argue that so was some of their football in their naivety in dealing with a sweeper, not to mention occasional inability to cope with crosses struck with power.
In their first match of the season, Crystal Palace, deprived of Young and Thorn, employed McGoldrick as a sweeper behind Sinnott and Shaw, a tactic that often bemused City. Perhaps City with two wins behind them were haunted by the memory of how Palace gave them, what their player-manager Peter Reid called, a ‘right old chasing’ at Maine Road last season.
Palace did not threaten to repeat the performance in this match, though City must have feared the worst when Thomas scored in the 18th minute after Bright headed back Wright’s crisp cross with hardly a whimper from the defence, the £2.5 million Curle and all.
two goals in four minutes just before a half-time eradicated the fear with Brennan scoring from a penalty when McGoldrick fouled him and White established the lead from Brennan’s cross.
Palace, some of whose methods did not endear them to the crowd, equalised three minutes after the interval when Salako’s fierce cross from the right again fooled the defence, leaving Bright to twist in the air before depositing the ball beyond Coton’s reach.
City asserted themselves in pursuit of another goal, White and Megson going close, though Palace reminded them of a still-potent threat with Coton having to make an acrobatic save from Salako.
City, however, recorded their third win in succession to go top of the embryonic First Division through a penalty four minutes from time. White was fouled again, this time by Shaw, and Brennan again thumped the ball gleefully passed Martyn.
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