Manchester City v Manchester United Manchester International Football Tournament 1987/88
Date Published
CITY 1 MANCHESTER UNITED 3
Manchester International Football Tournament
4th August 1987
attendance 22,000
Scorers City Simpson(76) United Robson(11), McClair(42 & 51)
ref Neil Midgley
City Nixon, Gidman, Hinchliffe, Clements, Brightwell, Redmond, White, Stewart, Varadi, Scott, McNab - used sub Simpson
FROM THE PRESS BOX
REPORT FROM THE GUARDIAN 5TH AUGUST 1987 Manchester United last night defeated Manchester City 3-1 to re-emphasise the cavernous gulf in class which still exists between themselves and their near neighbours. As the match turned into an almost embarraing United canter in the second half a deathly hush settled on Maine Road's well stocked terraces. Bryan Robson opened the scoring after 11 minutes with a mis-hit shot from outside the penalty area. McClair added the second after 42 minutes with a well directed header, and a third six minutes into the second half after Robson had undertaken the spadework. City's sole consolation came after 76 minutes when substitute Paul Simpson fired home from 15 yards.