Liverpool v Manchester City 1972/73

LIVERPOOL 2 CITY 0

League Division 1

12th August 1972

Attendance 55,383

Scorers Hall(3), Callaghan(84)

Ref Gordon Kew

City Corrigan, Book, Donachie, Doyle, Booth, Bell, Summerbee, Lee, Davies, Marsh, Towers - sub Jeffries(unused)

Liverpool Clemence, Lawler, Lindsay, Smith, Lloyd, Hughes, Keegan, Hall, Heighway, Toshack, Callaghan - sub Storton(unused) 

FROM THE PRESS BOX

PETER GARDNER'S 'VERDICT ON CITY' FROM THE MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS FOOTBALL PINK City found themselves staggering on the ropes at Anfield, where they were outplayed for long periods by an aggressive Liverpool side. The Blues, with their defence at times looking desperately exposed, grimly hung on in a match that started so brightly before degenerating into an untidy brawl. It ended with the sending off of Wyn Davies and Larry Lloyd. Few City reputations remained untarnished in an opening match where Liverpool picked up where they had left off last season, when going so close to the title.

I made Mike Doyle City's best player, closely followed by Tony Towers. But a lot of defensive loose ends will have to be tightened up if City are again to make their mark this time. City made a more determined fight of it in the second half, with their front three involved in the attacking action, particularly Mike Summerbee who was as forceful as ever.