City Williams, Ranson, McDonald, Davies, Power, McNab, Kinsey, Hartford, Parlane, Baker, Wilson – subs Simpson(used), May(used)

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PETER GARDNER WRITING IN THE MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS 19TH AUGUST 1983
Paul Power is Manchester City’s latest casualty, and that increases concern for manager Billy McNeill with the big kick off just a week away.
The Blues’ skipper went off after an hour of last night’s 3-1 defeat by Fourth Division Blackpool at Bloomfield Road with a problem.
However, McNeill is confident Power will be fit for the opening game at Crystal Palace a week tomorrow.
Said McNeill: “While it was disappointing to lose so near the end, perhaps this game may be a warning bell for the difficult programme that faces us this season. It also gives us an indication of how shallow we are in strength when missing a few important players. However, I would have traded the half dozen games we played in Germany and Holland for just a couple mor matches like last night. We now know what our problems are and the aim must be to quickly correct our mistakes.”…