Back from international duty, Oliver Reiss and his team travelled north of Manchester for our final league assignment in March.
And with the title race continuing to heat up, a win on a difficult away trip would be vital before the final five league fixtures.
Motivated by the narrative, City were quick to get off the mark with Divine Mukasa firing us ahead after just three minutes.
After the restart our young boys in blue continued to look the better side but as time went on Blackburn changed their approach on the game which made for a more difficult contest.
MATCH REPORT | BLACKBURN ROVERS 0-2 CITY
City’s back line of Charlie Courtman, Kian Noble, Leke Drake and Kaden Braithwaite did well to weather the Rovers storm as the hosts pressed for an equaliser.
Blackburn believed to have the ball in the back of the net via a Valentin Joseph header on 73 minutes but referee Arran Williams overturned the goal for a foul on City keeper Max Hudson.
In the dying embers of the match, substitute Matty Warhurst confirmed all three points would come back to Manchester after a close-range finish saw City pick up a 17th successive league win to move five points clear of Manchester United who have one game in hand.
Watch the highlights from our league win at Blackburn via the video above...
