Black Cats trail in dogfight with City

Sunderland 1 Man City 2

Tue, 23 Aug, 2005 - 22:03

Sunderland 1 Man City 2

Summer signing Darius Vassell gave Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce a swift return on his investment with a superbly-taken opening goal as the visitors held sway in the first half at Sunderland.

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