Manchester City 1 Preston 0

Preston fielded yet another strong side in the reserves and more importantly it was noted that Davidson, Ormerod and Smith all completed ninety minutes - the first time in a long time for all three players.

Adam Nowland also completed seventy minutes of the match in his bid to regain fitness. The injured players all look set to return to first team action with the next coming weeks. The reserves has proved to be a useful exercise for the injured players after ex-manager Billy Davies had axed the clubs second string from participating in the Pontins League.