Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini stunned by his team’s impressive win over Sunderland
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has expressed astonishment over the way his team earned all the three points by thrashing Sunderland 5-0 despite losing to Chelsea and being knocked out of the Europa League recently.
He said, “It was important for us to win this game because we had the chance to go into third position. Before the game I thought it would be difficult because it is not easy to beat Sunderland. They are a strong team who work very well and their manager
knows everything.”
“I am surprised but I am happy. It is important that we scored five goals. It is possible (that it will give us confidence for our remaining games), but it is important now that we continue and go to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 looking to win next Monday,” added the City
manager.
Roberto http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323 hailed his team’s character against Sunderland and claimed that such a performance could help them overhaul Arsenal to finish runners-up in the Premier League by the end of the ongoing 2010-11 season.
Manchester City welcomed back http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adam-Johnson-c3537, who was being sorely missed at Eastlands after he sustained an injury at the start of 2011.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 international, who has been a revelation at City in the current season, opened the scoring for the home side against Sunderland with only nine minutes left on the clock. The first goal was soon followed by a controversial penalty after Carlos
Tevez was fouled by the visitors’ defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Phil-Bardsley-c29900 inside the 18-yard-box. The diminutive Argentinean striker stepped up to take the penalty which was initially saved by the keeper but the ball crossed the line despite the diving effort.
The Citizens looked a completely different team and dominated the play by keeping possession against Sunderland. In the second half, City increased the advantage to three times and ensured all three points when David Silva tapped in from close range in the
63rd minute.
However, Manchester City refused to rest on their laurels as they added another goal through http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Patrick-Vieira-c29316. Few minutes later, Yaya Toure scored the fifth and last goal to mark an emphatic win over Sunderland.
Along with Manchester United, Manchester City were the only side from the top four of the Premier League which managed to win all three points from their previous League matches. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 and Arsenal both drew their matches against Stoke City and Blackburn
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385 respectively.
A win over Sunderland have taken City ahead of Chelsea to the third position in the Premier League standings, though Carlo Ancelotti’s men still have a game in hand.
However, Roberto Mancini’s men have almost cemented their place for the UEFA Champions League qualifying spot, as the fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur are still six points behind them.
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