Still, though, this was a hard-won victory. It may in time come to be seen as another less-than-impressive display in a mid-season slump, but it could just as easily be the battle that once again stiffens sinews and shakes off any lingering issues of hunger and desire after the completion of the quest for the treble.
Luton, for their part, should take both pride and encouragement from another gutsy performance against one of the elite, but remain in the relegation zone. It was 25 years since City had last played at Kenilworth Road... on Sunday even the weather had a heritage feel: a stiff breeze ensured that the gobbets of thick rain had yielded by kick-off to a sky of chilly blue, but intermittent
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