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0 votes Perfect start for CitySat, 15 Aug 18:01:03 2009
Buzz Up!Emmanuel Adebayor and Stephen Ireland combined to launch Manchester City into a bright new era with a 2-0 victory at Blackburn.
Adebayor belted home Shaun Wright-Phillips' lay-off to give Mark Hughes' men the perfect start after just three minutes.
Then, with stoppage time approaching, Wright-Phillips again supplied the final ball, although Ireland still had plenty to do before he beat Paul Robinson at his near post.
City were forced to survive periods of intense Rovers pressure. But with Kolo Toure in fine form and Shay Given making excellent saves to deny Chris Samba and Jason Roberts, City were able to celebrate their success with gusto.
City's opener came on the counter-attack following a Blackburn corner and it soon became evident the home side were going to enjoy a long period of dominance.
Amid a plethora of Blackburn chances, a couple stood out. Benni McCarthy cushioned a fine header into the path of Roberts and an El Hadji-Diouf corner that dropped onto Chris Samba's head. Unfortunately for the hosts, on the first occasion Roberts lashed his shot over. On the second Given flew across his goal to make an excellent save.
0 votes Perfect start for CitySat, 15 Aug 18:01:03 2009
Buzz Up!Emmanuel Adebayor and Stephen Ireland combined to launch Manchester City into a bright new era with a 2-0 victory at Blackburn.
Adebayor belted home Shaun Wright-Phillips' lay-off to give Mark Hughes' men the perfect start after just three minutes.
Then, with stoppage time approaching, Wright-Phillips again supplied the final ball, although Ireland still had plenty to do before he beat Paul Robinson at his near post.
City were forced to survive periods of intense Rovers pressure. But with Kolo Toure in fine form and Shay Given making excellent saves to deny Chris Samba and Jason Roberts, City were able to celebrate their success with gusto.
City's opener came on the counter-attack following a Blackburn corner and it soon became evident the home side were going to enjoy a long period of dominance.
Amid a plethora of Blackburn chances, a couple stood out. Benni McCarthy cushioned a fine header into the path of Roberts and an El Hadji-Diouf corner that dropped onto Chris Samba's head. Unfortunately for the hosts, on the first occasion Roberts lashed his shot over. On the second Given flew across his goal to make an excellent save.
