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The Rileys made their way out of the stand to get some refreshment, and spotted a fellow Blue, one of an estimated 30 to 40 who got in that night, by hook or by crook.

City have moved onwards and upwards, and Keegan was in no doubt that the victory at Millwall was crucial. The three points belonged to the Blues and, while they narrowly lost their next game, another exhausting trip to south London four days later, to play Crystal Palace, the Millwall result was crucial. Him and Shaun Goater had got all the racist crap, and just played through it. They ignored it, for what it was, and did their stuff on the pitch.But the drama was not over, and when the referee controversially decided Danny Tiatto had handled the ball, and gave the home side a penalty, City boss Keegan erupted. How Taylor Swift, a bad bus journey and a goldfish bowl intensified Liverpool's modern Manchester rivalry They returned in triumph to the Premier League a year ahead of the vital move to the new City of Manchester stadium, now known as the Etihad. The first time we scored, there were people turning round and staring at me – some of them with F Troop masks on, trying to intimidate me.”

We came in on the team coach with very heavy police protection. The hostility and aggression was at a much higher level than usual,” he said. It was a terrible atmosphere – it wasn’t the entire crowd but it was bad. They probably thought it gave their team an edge but I’m not sure it did, it just wound up the City players a bit more.” In fact, 30 to 40 City fans HAD managed to find their way into the ground, blending in with the locals, desperate not to miss a match which would prove to be a turning point in the season.

One of those fans was Sean Riley, a City fan who had not missed a game for 12 seasons and was desperate to keep his record intact. He managed to find a way in and continue an unbroken run of loyal support only broken by another fan ban – when he failed to get in to CSKA Moscow in 2014. Things had not improved a great deal when Manchester City went to the new Den, just down the road, at a crossroads moment in their history. The striker finished neatly, and then set off for the empty away stand, where the City fans should have been. When we scored, it was the easiest thing in the world not to celebrate, because it was about surviving. The sound of the ball hitting the net will live with me, because you could hear it hit the nylon, it was that quiet.” A London-based City fan who also managed to get in, along with his 15-year-old daughter and a friend, was appalled at the levels of racist abuse.

But he was undaunted and, together with wife Jane and two pals, they set about finding a way to see the game they weren't allowed to attend. After the game, we had to walk through a restaurant in the executive area and we took a fair bit of abuse there as well – but that just made it a real us against them situation.” It was my first goal but it was great to score there because of all the abuse they were giving our lads,” said Wright-Phillips. “So to put one past them, and for us to beat them at The Den was exceptional – it’s just a pity the City fans weren’t there.” I knew a City fan who was a postman in south-east London, so he had the right postcode and was able to go to the ground and buy four over the counter. He sent them up by registered post. The City fans who quietly made their way out of the game managed to contain their joy – for a while.It was the first of the 21-year-old winger’s 31 City goals, and marked the lift-off point for his fine career. We were sitting next to a lad who looked like a student, with John Lennon glasses and a duffel coat, who was with his dad and grandad. We didn’t let on we were City fans, but we were chatting with them about football . Shaun Wright-Phillips of Manchester City beats Ryan Green of Millwall to score the winning goal (Image: ALLSPORT) City chairman David Bernstein also remembers the night well, as he was on the team bus as it made its way through south London, like a stagecoach with a cavalry escort rattling through Apache country. The steward said it was just as bad in there, and she was right,” he said. “But we did move and were behind a family, whose young girl – maybe six to eight – started scratching under her arms and making monkey noises when Shaun Goater came over to our side.

Two years earlier, when City and Millwall met at Maine Road, down in Division Two, a particularly inventive piece of vandalism by some Blues fans had led to serious trouble.He wouldn't speak to me about it... and I wouldn't speak to him about it': Micah Richards on the dark side of the game he loves The supporters had left the game early and carefully removed the windscreen wipers from the away fans’ coaches and, as it was raining, it meant the transport was unusable. I’ve been watching football for ages and seen some bad stuff – following England abroad was bad enough – but this was a whole different world.” In terms of positive turning points, I would say the game at Millwall, when we had to go down there – a tough place to go,” he said. Shaun Wright-Phillips got his first goal, we got a win, and that was a major result. There were others, of course, after that, but that was probably the turning point for me.”