The look on Franny Lee’s face after the ball flew in is the part that Barry Davies still remembers of a goal which encapsulated the man in so many ways, and which was so special the commentator has shared in its legend.
‘Interesting,’ Davies related, from behind a microphone, on a December night in 1974, as Lee gathered a ball back from Derby team-mate David Nish in front of a Radio Rentals advertising hoarding at Maine Road, span around Manchester City’s defence and drove to the edge of the box.
‘Very interesting!’ Davies continued, as Lee sent a sweet right-foot shot soaring beyond Joe Corrigan.