Manchester City launched themselves into what they hope will be
a golden era with a 2-0 victory at Blackburn that answered many of
the questions that have been asked of them over the summer.
Emmanuel Adebayor set them on their way, lashing home Shaun Wright-Phillips'
cut-back after just three minutes. Then, with stoppage time approaching
and City looking likely to hold onto the lead provided by their
£25million new-boy, Stephen Ireland popped up to fire home
after a mazy solo burst.
In between, 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.
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