Former Manchester City midfielder Ian Bishop has recalled their 5-1 Maine Road win against Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United.
Bishop turned out for Coty across two separate spells, with one of his most memorable contributions coming in the famous 5-1 victory over United back in 1989 at Maine Road.
He told City's website: “Going into that Derby, it felt like 'the millionaires' were coming into the terraced houses, they were coming to visit us.
“We came out with a different sort of fire and played them off the park, we just got on top of them, pressured them, never stopped running and closing down.
“Nowadays people talk about a high press, and if you watch that game again you can see the energy and the fire that we had.
“Even when we went 2-0 up, we were still looking at each other and thinking 'this is not done'."
Bishop was amongst the goalscorers, heading home Aussie David Oldfield's cross.
“When I look back at my goal, I didn't feel myself running almost the full length of the field," Bishop reflects.
“Steve Redmond intercepted and played a ball down the line and I was thinking, 'is Dave going to get there?'.
“I remember watching Paul Ince, he didn't believe Dave was going to get there because he didn't track me as tight as he should've done, so I broke into a little bit of a sprint to keep the distance.
“Then the ball coming over, it was perfect for me to do what I did. If it had come any further back and I'd have had to adjust, maybe it wouldn't have happened."
He added: "There wasn't much else in the trophy cabinet at that time, so it was important for us to get something out of that day and kickstart the season.
"The beauty of it is the City fans let us know about it, they don't forget about us.
"It's a different world now, but you're still treated like you're somebody and that you've played a part in the Club's history. You're really looked after by the Club and the fans."
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