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00:00Manchester City hosted Sunderland for their first home game of the 2000-2001 campaign,
00:06having been promoted from the Championship.
00:08It was City's first home Premiership match for four years.
00:12Sunderland had made a great start, having beaten Arsenal 1-0 at home in their opening fixture,
00:16and were hoping to build on an impressive 7th place finish the previous season.
00:21There was a home debut for Liberian international George Weir, a free summer signing from Milan.
00:28There were also home debuts for defender Steve Howie and Costa Rican striker Paolo Wanchop.
00:34Manager Joe Royal kept faith with the team that had lost their first game 4-0 at Charlton.
00:42Sunderland striker Kevin Phillips was the Premiership's leading marksman the previous season, scoring 30 league goals.
00:49Peter Reid made two changes from the XI that beat Arsenal.
00:54Thomas Sorensen injured in that game, so Jurgen Macho made his first Premiership start for the Blackcats,
01:00and Don Hutchison replaced Eric Roy.
01:05David Ellery, the man in charge, your match commentator, is John Champion.
01:24But rarely dull.
01:27And this their first home Premier League fixture at Main Road for four years.
01:34Little wonder the Mancunian public have turned out in force.
01:43Opened their Premier League campaign with a 4-0 defeat at Charlton.
01:48While Sunderland were opening theirs by beating Arsenal through a Niall Quinn goal at the Stadium of Light.
01:57So contrasting fortunes, and Sunderland in pretty good shape arriving here in Manchester.
02:05Out comes Nicky Weaver.
02:18Vargas header.
02:28Back goes Steve Howey, former Newcastle man.
02:35Won by a wear.
02:37Too strong for Wanchopp, it'll inevitably take a while for those two to get to know each other's strengths and weaknesses.
02:44Paolo Wanchopp on his home debut.
02:48Here's Gerard Beacons.
02:54Quinn.
02:56Michael Gray.
02:59And Gray is halted illegally by Richard Edgehill.
03:09These are sides that both know what it's like to be new arrivals in the Premier League.
03:17Sunderland, of course, promoted back in 1999 with a record 105 points.
03:24And having scored 91 goals in winning the First Division title.
03:30And they consolidated well enough in their first season in this top flight, finishing seventh last year.
03:36Edgehill.
03:41Guided back to the goalkeeper.
03:44Chris Makin, Jurgen Macho, standing in for the injured Thomas Sorensen.
03:50His knee problem hasn't yet responded to treatment.
03:56Pryor.
04:04Thirlwell beaten off it.
04:07And here is George Weare.
04:10And Wanchopp with a chance, and a goal!
04:14Four minutes into his home debut, Paolo Wanchopp on the score sheet for Manchester City.
04:27And there is something about Manchester that brings out the best in the Costa Rican.
04:32If you recall his spectacular debut in English football for Derby at Old Trafford.
04:37Trafford.
04:42Here's Varga.
04:45Now Gray.
04:51Manchester City looking pretty comfortable with their three centre-backs.
04:55Three in midfield, Haaland, Horlock and Kennedy.
05:00And here comes Mark Kennedy, held off by Makin this time.
05:07It's a formation that Joe Royal feels can work for them.
05:23Beacons directing matters.
05:28Pryor is forward for this, so too is Steve Howey.
05:34Kennedy delivers these well with his left foot.
05:38And up goes Pryor.
05:42And Varga in front of his own post.
05:45Did well to repel that.
05:47Powerful header by Spencer Pryor.
05:57Makin.
06:01Off goes Kevin Phillips.
06:04And he'll follow the back pass in.
06:07Pryor.
06:09Teatro.
06:12Hutchison.
06:15And a foul by Spencer Pryor.
06:19Who gives everything for the Manchester City cause, but has given a bit too much to Kevin Kilbane.
06:25And despite the arm draped around David Ellery's neck, it is a yellow card.
06:40Butler.
06:42Amongst those coming forward for the set-piece.
06:45Over which stand Thirlwell and Kilbane.
06:49And a foul by David Ellery.
06:51Amongst those coming forward for the set-piece.
06:54Over which stand Thirlwell and Kilbane.
06:57Delivered by Kevin Kilbane.
06:59And in the end, Nicky Weaver relieved that it was over-clubbed slightly.
07:07Manchester City, the runners-up in the First Division last season.
07:11Their second consecutive promotion.
07:17Joe Royal has dragged them up from the third tier of English football.
07:22Pryor.
07:28Ware.
07:33And now Wanchope.
07:35And there's Haaland!
07:40Alfie Haaland for Manchester City.
07:46And as with the first goal, the new man George Ware was at the heart of it.
07:50An assist too for Paolo Wanchope.
07:53And the Austrian macho is beaten for a second time.
08:01Peter Reid, who spent three seasons here as manager of Manchester City.
08:06Not so far a happy return.
08:16Muscled by Haaland.
08:20Probing ball for Kennedy.
08:24And he's beyond making.
08:26And Kennedy!
08:29Arriving at pace was Paolo Wanchope.
08:33At such pace, in fact, that he just couldn't steer the ball inside the post.
08:39But Manchester City are playing some super football.
08:49And they're in.
08:52And they're in.
08:57One-three on the spot to award the free kick in favour of Niall Quinn.
09:04Hutchison.
09:11And the threat of Phillips and Quinn being quelled by Manchester City so far.
09:20Gray.
09:24Vickens.
09:28Wanchope.
09:30That's nice.
09:32Edgehill.
09:35Ware.
09:37And again.
09:39Now Wanchope.
09:41And for a third time, George Ware.
09:44And got a free kick.
09:46Studs were showing in the tackle.
09:48A disagreement involving Hutchison and Horlock.
09:51Two of the more combustible characters out there.
09:57And David Ellery going to his pocket for Don Hutchison.
10:01There was an air of recklessness about the tackle.
10:04Born, I think, more of frustration than anything else.
10:08Sunderland's inability to get the ball.
10:10Sunderland's inability to get the ball.
10:24This is just about within range.
10:26If they wish to go direct.
10:30The left foot of Kennedy, the right of Haaland.
10:34Five in the Sunderland wall with Vickens there to confuse.
10:40Horlock also in contention to take this.
10:45But it'll be Kennedy.
10:47And the wall stood firm.
10:52Manchester City showing plenty of vim and vigour.
10:55In this early season fixture.
11:02No hangover from that thumping at Charlton at the weekend.
11:06Ware.
11:11George Ware is having a major effect on Manchester City.
11:15Reputation goes before him.
11:18Galvanising presence.
11:41Varga missed his kick.
11:58Clearances by Matcher.
12:00That's the midway point.
12:02Greeted by a huge roar from the Manchester City crowd.
12:05A goal apiece for Wanchopp.
12:06And for Haaland.
12:08And Manchester City lead 2-0.
12:17Haaland.
12:19It's Varga.
12:29Kennedy.
12:31Now Ware.
12:37Horlock up.
12:41Pity about the cross.
12:43Two men free inside the box for City.
12:45Now Kennedy.
12:48Strong challenge by Makin.
12:52Vickens.
12:53Caught late.
12:55It's a free kick.
13:07Manchester City start in the second period very much as they finish the first.
13:12In possession and largely in control.
13:20Kennedy with the arm up.
13:21It's Horlock who takes it.
13:25Enough to concern Jürgen Macho from Steve Howey.
13:28Like Ware.
13:29Like Wanchopp.
13:30Making his home debut.
13:38Gray.
13:45Michael Gray did well to get a cross in.
13:59Kilban.
14:12Gray.
14:15Phillips.
14:20This is patient from Sunderland.
14:24And it brings a corner.
14:29Such a famous history Sunderland.
14:31Six times winners of the Old League Championship.
14:36But not since 1936.
14:41That seventh last season was their best finish for many a long year.
14:45The goalkeeper stays at home.
14:47Comes to Phillips.
14:54Thirty goals last season for Kevin Phillips.
14:58And here's a sharpshooter.
15:07And a goal.
15:09And a goal.
15:11And a goal.
15:12Gray.
15:17Gray.
15:23The early ball in towards Quinn.
15:28And therein lies the threat for Manchester City.
15:33Phillips and Quinn between them plundered 44 goals last season.
15:38And in the Premier League the rest of the Sunderland team between them
15:41only managed 13.
15:49Kilban.
15:52Beacons.
15:56Corner prevented.
15:58By the diligence of Chiata.
16:12Off the centre.
16:31Making slow progress down that far flank.
16:41Kilban.
16:44Three waiting.
16:45There's Quinn.
16:46And Sunderland have a goal back.
16:52Niall Quinn scores against his old club.
16:59And suddenly Sunderland have some hope in this game.
17:04Classic centre forwards header.
17:12There's a push in the back.
17:15By Wanchopp.
17:18And Steve Bould.
17:24Strange to see Bould in red and white other than that of Arsenal.
17:32Kilban.
17:35Most of the more confidence about Sunderland now.
17:42Beacons in the way.
17:44Once more Kevin Kilban.
17:47How he missed it.
17:48Phillips didn't.
17:50And Kevin Phillips draws Sunderland level.
17:58It's two in three minutes for the men from Wearside.
18:05And from a point in the game where they appear to be going precisely nowhere.
18:10Now they are very much somewhere.
18:20Haaland.
18:22Game to be won again for Manchester City.
18:26Isn't that so often the way with them?
18:28Nothing is ever straightforward.
18:34Beacons.
18:37Edgehill.
18:40Wears lay-off.
18:42For Wanchopp.
18:45A nice height for the goalkeeper, Macho.
18:48But it was travelling nonetheless.
19:04Edgehill.
19:10It's in hope.
19:13And it falls for Wanchopp.
19:17And Manchester City have their noses back in France.
19:25A goal that is hardly an object of great beauty.
19:28There's an element of Route 1 to it.
19:32Ball pumped forward long and high.
19:35We're there to cause confusion and confusion.
19:37We're there to cause confusion and Wanchopp to score his second.
19:51And what must Sunderland be feeling now?
19:53Having done the hard work to haul themselves back on terms from two goals down.
19:59And now facing a deficit once more.
20:07Phillips in front of Pryor.
20:09Quinn.
20:11And out comes Nicky Weaver.
20:14Oh, and then a spot of pushing and shoving involving Hutchison and Edgehill.
20:20Neither of them used to taking a backward step,
20:23but Edgehill's shove of Hutchison particularly ill-advised.
20:27Splashed through with a relatively hard-line referee in control in David Ellery.
20:33Strictly, it could be interpreted as violent conduct.
20:36And that's a red card offence.
20:47Both Edgehill and Hutchison do have track records where indiscipline is concerned.
20:54And I think that David Ellery is in one of his slightly more lenient moods.
21:01And it's a school-masterly lecture.
21:04Rather than cards.
21:11It would have been within his rights.
21:14It would be far harsher.
21:17Peter Reid has done such a good job with Sunderland.
21:20Showed qualities that he was never allowed to show in his three years with Manchester City.
21:24Manchester City.
21:32It's a push by Haaland.
21:36Manchester City can ill afford to give away free kicks.
21:48Butler joining Quinn and Bold.
21:50So there's plenty of height.
21:52Plenty of power in the air.
21:56And Hutchison fools Edgehill.
21:59How he's headed.
22:04Phillips.
22:06Who is a live wire and Edgehill slides in.
22:22Beacons.
22:26And Bold whipped it away from Wanchop but to no great effect.
22:30And Manchester City counter through Weaver's long throw.
22:42Wanchop.
22:46Kennedy.
22:48Crowd like what they're seeing of Paolo Wanchop.
22:53Here's Weah.
22:54Good block by Matcha who was very rapidly off his line.
22:59And Sunderland living dangerously.
23:01They're having to commit men forward in search of the equaliser.
23:06Haaland.
23:07Here's Wanchop.
23:08There's a hat-trick.
23:11On his home debut.
23:13Paolo Wanchop gets three.
23:17And surely now with just a couple of minutes to play
23:20ensures victory for Manchester City.
23:29Just over three and a half million pounds they've paid to West Ham
23:33for the services of the enigmatic Costa Rican.
23:37And here's the first dividend on the investment.
23:44Teatro.
23:46Hedgehill.
23:53Sunderland have fought hard.
23:54They did well to get back to 2-2.
23:57Now they're in danger of conceding again.
23:59Here's Wanchop.
24:02And Kennedy.
24:03And he rather sliced the cross.
24:07But Manchester City have finished very strongly in the last quarter of an hour.
24:15Joe Royal became City's fifth manager in three years when he took over.
24:20But he's provided stability.
24:27Referee having another look at his watch.
24:32And drawing proceedings to a close.
24:35Six goals.
24:36Four of them to Manchester City.
24:38Three of them scored by their new Costa Rican striker, Paolo Wanchop.
24:44From whom great things are expected.
24:46And he's delivered pretty much immediately.
24:51A frantic game settled by Paolo Wanchop's home debut hat-trick.
24:56City's first season back in the Premiership would prove a fruitless one however
25:00as they failed to drag themselves away from the drop zone
25:03and were relegated in 18th position.
25:06They were let down by their dreadful home form.
25:08They lost 12 games at Main Road.
25:10The worst home record in the league.
25:13Sunderland enjoyed another impressive season under Peter Reid.
25:16They even hit the heights of second place in mid-January
25:19and eventually finished a creditable seventh with 57 points.