Premier event before Real deal
By Dave Walker
As a summer of outstanding UK sporting
success draws to a close Manchester City will be hoping that it won’t be a case
of Rule Britannia when they travel to face Tony Pulis’ ‘pugilists’ from the
Potteries.
The exciting escapades of Andy Murray,
Bradley Wiggins and Team GB will be the last thing in the minds of Roberto
Mancini’s men as they take on the hostile surroundings of the Britannia
Stadium, and opponents renowned for their ‘fighting characteristics’.
One can but admire the tenacity of the home
support and, with just four junctions of the M6 separating the two cities, it
will be an especially intense affair.
