Football and specifically, in this case, English was very different compared to now 2008.
May had seen Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United clinch the Premier League title, with Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool following in the standings.
As for her Manchester City? Long before the petrodollars, it had only finished ninth, finally making it to the UEFA Cup thanks to Fair Play!
But the season ended disastrously for the “citizens”, who exactly 16 years ago, on May 11, had said goodbye to the year with away thrashing, 8-1, by Middlesbrough…
On this day in 2008, Manchester City were thrashed 8-1 by Middlesbrough ??
Then Sheikh Mansour arrived… ??? pic.twitter.com/UPEelpOwmd
— GiveMeSport (@GiveMeSport) May 11, 2024
Boro had finished 13th and had dismantled his team’s defence Sven Goran Erikssonwith Brazilian Afonso Alves scoring a hat-trick, club legend Stuart Downing scoring a brace and Roqueback, Johnson & Aliadier also getting on the scoresheet.
Elano had scored the goal of honor for City in the 87th minute, with Dunn’s dismissal in just the 15th minute having been instrumental in City’s downfall.
Who else could one find in the then eleven of the later permanent champion? Isaacson in goal and the Chinese Sun in defense, along with Ball and Garrido…
Vasel, Čorluka, Petrov and… Benzani are other recognizable names, with Neri Castillo to pass as a change in the match…
Source: Sport Fm
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