The series of articles covering Manchester City in the 1990s continues with a story from the opening months of 1990. On 3 March in 1990 City lost 1-0 to a controversial goal from Nottingham Forest’s Gary Crosby. Was it fair? Watch the highlights here and see what you think:
The debate rumbled on for weeks. Here are a few newspaper headlines from the weeks that followed, starting with one from this day (6 March) in 1990:
Oooh, it was one of those haunting footballing moments that lived with goalkeeper Andy Dibble for years and was something us fans could not forget whenever we went to Forest!
For more on that season, have a read of this 1,300 word article on the end of the 1989-90 season. It is available to subscribers below. Enjoy!
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