Manchester City v Aston Villa 2007 to 08
Date Published
CITY 1 ASTON VILLA O
16th September 2007
attendance 38,363
scorer Johnson(48)
ref Mike Dean
City Schmeichel, Onouha, Corluka, Richards, Garrido, Johnson, Hamann, Petrov , Vassell, Elano, Mpenza - subs Sun(64), Ball (82), Bianchi(8) Harte(unused), Fernandes(unused) Aston Villa Carson, Mellberg, Knight, Laursen, Bouma, Agbonlahor, Reo-Coker, Barry, Young, Carew, Moore. - subs Maloney(65), Gardner(81), Petrov(81), Taylor(unused), Davies(unused)
MICHAEL JOHNSON GRABS THE ALL IMPORTANT WINNER
WHAT THE PRESS SAID
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BIRMINGHAM EVENING MAIL
"Villa's first reverse on their travels since February leaves them in the bottom half of the table...a huge balloon of optimism has been pierced by a needle on the boot of Michael Johnson. Less than three minutes into the second half City had got their winner, courtesy of a mixture of wonderful opportunism and some sloppy defending which would not have lightened O'Neill's mood. Bill Howell
THE TIMES
Still only 19, Johnson is already proving himself to be a match winner and has clearly benefited from a rejuvinated Dietmar Hamann, who marshalled the midfieild superbly, alongside him James Ducker
