Then a City fan put it to bed with this
"We needed a point and got it, I would say Malky got the tactics spot on. Defensively solid against the leagues top scorers and with a fantastic team work ethic. We were missing both our main strikers (Campbell and Maynard) so it was always going to be a more defensive set up. Last game was home to Blackburn - we won 3-0, had 24 shots at goal, of which 15 were on target so we do not always play defensively.
The point gained today was worth 3 points - before the game we needed 11 points to guarantee promotion, now its only 8 points, job done!"
End of discussion.