A LOOK at the key moments from the game at Maine Road against Manchester City.

FORM GUIDE:

BRAD FRIEDEL: Didn't have too much to do other than pick the ball out of his net twice in the last 10 minutes...6

MARTIN TAYLOR: Asked to play in an unfamiliar role and performed quite well although the crosses for both goals came from City's left...6

LUCAS NEILL: Another who played out of position but he did a decent job in containing the pacey Shaun Wright-Phillips...7

CRAIG SHORT: Kept a tight rein on Anelka for 80 minutes but he was then left cruelly exposed by the men in front of him...7

HENNING BERG: Given his first start of the season and he rose to the challenge superbly with a display full of character at the back...7

GARRY FLITCROFT: Revelled in his return to Maine Road by keeping a tight lid on City dangerman Ali Benarbia...7

DAVID DUNN: Looks more at home in the centre of midfield where he can have a greater influence on proceedings...7

KEITH GILLESPIE: Got into some great positions but his final ball let him down at times, particularly in the first half...6

ANDY COLE: Great to see him open his goal-account for the season, especially as it came against Peter Schmeichel...7

DWIGHT YORKE: Should have done better with a second half chance but retained possession well up front...7

DAVID THOMPSON: Another lively performance from the former Liverpool man. Scored one and made one before he hobbled off injured...8

SUBS:

GRABBI (for Cole, 56)...5

MAHON (for Gillespie, 78)...5

TUGAY (for Thompson, 86)...4

NOT USED: JOHANSSON, KELLY

OPPOSITE CAMP:

SCHMEICHEL...Kept his side in the game 7

SUN...A rock at the back 8

DISTIN...Can see why Rovers wanted him 7

BISCHOFF...Reasonable debut 6

WRIGHT-PHILLIPS...Gave ball away for Rovers' second 6

FOE...At fault for Thompson's opener 6

BENARBIA...Quiet by his standards 6

BERKOVIC...Showed touches of class 7

JENSEN...Not particularly influential 6

ANELKA...A class-act up front 7

SHUKER...Made little impact 6

SUBS:

TIATTO (for Bischoff, 61) 2

GOATER (for Shuker, 61) 7

NOT USED: HORLOCK, RITCHIE, NASH

STATS:

Goal attempts: Rovers 14 City 15

Shots on target: Rovers 7 City 3

Woodwork: Rovers 0 City 0

Offsides: Rovers 5 City 4

Corners: Rovers 4 City 13

Free kicks: Rovers 14 City 13

REFEREE...Mike Dean (Wirral) 8

Bookings: YELLOW CARDS - Rovers: Neill, Gillespie, Grabbi City: Foe, Wright-Phillips

RED CARD - City: Tiatto (violent conduct)

Attendance: 34,130

TEAMS:

Rovers (4-4-2): from right to left

Friedel

Taylor, Short, Berg, Neill

Gillespie, Flitcroft, Dunn, Thompson

Cole, Yorke

City (3-5-2): from right to left

Schmeichel

Sun, Bischoff, Distin

Wright-Phillips, Benarbia, Foe, Berkovic, Jensen

Shuker, Anelka

TIME FOR ACTION:

20 Henning Berg heads narrowly wide from a David Thompson corner

26 It's 1-0 as Marc-Vivien Foe gives the ball straight to Thompson who cuts in before lashing home a low 20 yarder

28 Andy Cole slips Dwight Yorke in but Peter Schmeichel saves his shot

36 Brad Friedel tips over a pile-driver from Nicolas Anelka

54 It's 2-0 as Cole tucks away his first of the season after Craig Short had intercepted a Shaun Wright-Phillips pass

67 Danny Tiatto is sent off just six minutes after coming on following a vicious lunge at Thompson

74 Yorke is one-on-one with Schmeichel but the giant Dane saves the day

74 Schmeichel claws away a close-range header from Berg

80 City are handed a life-line as Anelka fires home following slick work between Benarbia and Berkovic

90 Disaster strikes as Shaun Goater grabs a dramatic equaliser after Berkovic opens up Rovers' defence