Palace 0 Manchester City 2: Shaun spark fires up £200m City slickers

28 August 2009 02:33
This was probably not the kind of palace Joleon Lescott had in mind when he visualised the glittering riches on offer at Manchester City. It wasn't plush and it wasn't pretty but Lescott's life as a £22million footballer began in the concrete depths of south London on a wet Thursday against a dangerous set of Championship street fighters, revved up by manager Neil Warnock. These are occasions Warnock adores and for 50 enchanting minutesCrystal Palace, so poor they are not allowed to buy players, lookedcapable of knocking the world's wealthiest club from their gildedperch.

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