The Sky game on the Monday night of the opening weekend of the season. *NB* This coverage is NOT edited. Recorded live off the tv at the time of broadcast by pressing record and pause. Before the days of home editing.
00:00It crosses in and wick them in dangerously from any kind of angle.
00:04He did that for Oldham and was really a part of their success story.
00:06Now here's young Impey, who's impressed Jerry Francis so much.
00:10He's only 20, plays wide down this right-hand side.
00:14It's good covering back by Michel Vonk.
00:18That's excellent defending just for a minute there.
00:21It looked as if he was clear.
00:23It's a great run as it gets in here.
00:25It's the first real attempt that's caused him any problems.
00:28And that's a vicious shot from now, Quinn.
00:32Quinn might have been saying to Andy Gray, what were you saying there, Andy?
00:35It's a great shot. Look, he's what, 25, 30 yards out.
00:39David White, last season's top scorer, has put Manchester City ahead.
00:46And it's no more than they've deserved really, Ian.
00:49And possibly no other player in the park would have scored that.
00:52His pace was all important there.
00:54But it stems from Rick Holder's willingness to cross the ball.
00:58He's no right to get crosses in from there.
01:00Paul Lake makes it difficult, knocks it back.
01:02Quinn thinks he's scored.
01:04Stesco does brilliantly.
01:05But look at that for pace from David White.
01:09Here it is again.
01:10Good pressure from Lake to create it.
01:12And then White, looking as if he came out of lane six of the Olympic 100 metre final,
01:17got there to score.
01:18Manchester City one.
01:21Queen's Park Rangers nil.
01:24And City, the England international winner, has struck back in devastating fashion.
01:32Well, I did say that he was a potential man to get him back in the game.
01:36And he produces a shot here, a real venom.
01:39Gets a little bit too much space.
01:41You can't allow that.
01:42But look at that for a finish.
01:45Top corner gives Tony Colton.
01:47No chance.
01:48Only one thing on his mind here.
01:50And that's the other shot at goal.
01:51Well, that has stunned the main road crowd.
01:59It stunned Manchester City.
02:00And it's given this game a completely different complexion.
02:03It came after one minute and 45 seconds of the half.
02:07Andy Sinton putting Queen's Park Rangers back on level terms.
02:11Sinton, who scored only three goals in the league all last season,
02:15is off the mark on the opening night for Rangers this time.
02:18He certainly has.
02:19He's driven this in low.
02:20Oh, that's a great interception from Darren Peacock.
02:24That was wonderful play from the young defender.
02:26It really was.
02:28And out of...
02:30Oh, and it's off the angle of Postenbar.
02:34And then nearly for David White as well.
02:36And it only needed a touch and Quinn couldn't quite apply it.
02:40Spectacular action again.
02:42Quicks Roy Simpson.
02:43Brilliant piece of play, wasn't it?
02:45Hits it perfectly.
02:46Jan Stetsko can only get a hand on it.
02:48That's the game up there, doesn't he?
02:50One touch.
02:51Not on his strongest side, but he does what he should do in those situations.
02:55Make the goalkeeper save it.
02:56And here is the aforementioned Wilkins again with the corner kick for the near post.
03:04Brightwell is the man who intercepts it.
03:06There, Impey as well.
03:07And that was danger, danger for Manchester City.
03:09Wilson once again.
03:10And a foot up.
03:12That's not given.
03:13And City come away with it.
03:15McMahon.
03:18Peacock.
03:19So tenacious play.
03:21Continues.
03:22They've got Menfrey on the left if they want to use them.
03:25Sharon.
03:26Finding Holden.
03:27Quinn's in the middle.
03:28If he can measure it.
03:29Oh, that was an important interception from Wilson, I think it was, before the ball could reach Quinn.
03:37Bartley pushes it out.
03:42Drops again.
03:43Not another one from Synton, surely.
03:44Now Bailey.
03:45Oh, danger.
03:46Curl got it away.
03:48Ferdinand was waiting.
03:52Rangers just showing in these little spasmodic counterattacks that they're well capable of sneaking all three points unless Manchester City are vigilant.
04:02Brim out here.
04:04And there's the header from Sharon.
04:08That well could have been number two for Manchester City who had got the right angle on it.
04:12That's Bordham.
04:13Synton's waiting there.
04:15Wilson's there as well.
04:16Fancy Barsley for this one, I tell you.
04:18Looks like they're trying to work one.
04:21Yeah, Bartley's on the far side, well away from the wall.
04:25It's Wilson.
04:27With the chip.
04:28Towards the far post.
04:30Quinn got it away.
04:31Back in by Holloway.
04:32And into the net.
04:33But I think that's offside.
04:34It is.
04:34I'll tell you, the Linzman's flag didn't work, you know.
04:37The Linzman's flag has not run up.
04:40Referee made the decision on his own.
04:41But I think he was perfectly placed to do so.
04:44And it did look offside.
04:46So, Ferdinand.
04:47Oh, McMahon anywhere will do.
04:50It's good work again there.
04:52On the far post by Ferdinand to reach that.
04:54That was brilliant skill, wasn't it?
04:55That was a lost cause in anybody else's mind but less Ferdinand's.
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