Cardiff City pulled off a major shock in their first top-flight home game for 51 years by stunning Manchester City 3-2 in the Premier League on Sunday.
Back among the English elite after winning the Championship last season, the Welsh club roared back from behind to condemn the 2012 champions' expensively assembled squad to a surprise defeat.
Fraizer Campbell was the match-winner, scoring twice in the last 11 minutes to give Malky Mackay's men victory after Aron Gunnarsson had cancelled out Edin Dzeko's fine 52nd-minute opener for Manchester City
It was Cardiff's first home game in the English top flight since 1962 and a capacity crowd at the Cardiff City Stadium made for a raucous atmosphere on a sunny summer's afternoon in south Wales.
Manchester City dominated possession in the first half but Cardiff worked tirelessly to keep them at bay and their only effort of note was a meek David Silva shot that goalkeeper David Marshall caught comfortably
An injury to captain Vincent Kompany meant the visitors fielded Javi Garcia at centre-back and the Spain midfielder almost gifted Cardiff a goal with a weak header that forced Joe Hart to save from Campbell.
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