Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini insists the mid-week match against Tottenham is as good as a "final"
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini insists the mid-week match against Tottenham is as good as a "final".
Saturday's 3-1 win over Aston Villa effectively ended the Midlands side's challenge for fourth spot and the winner of Wednesday's encounter at Eastlands will be the favourite to claim the prize of Champions League football.
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Carlos Tevez's penalty, Emmanuel Adebayor's smart finish and Craig Bellamy's last-minute strike gave City victory over a Villa side who had stunned the home fans by taking the lead through John Carew.
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| Roberto Mancini |
"Patrick Vieira played a fantastic game -- he deserved this and I want to say thank you to all the players. They continue to play football and this is important."
Saturday EPL results
Birminghamu00a0 u00a02-1u00a0 u00a0Burnley
Man Cityu00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0 u00a03-1u00a0 u00a0Aston Villa
Portsmouthu00a0 u00a03-1u00a0u00a0 u00a0Wolverh'ton
Stoke Cityu00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0 u00a00-0 u00a0Everton
Tottenhamu00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0 u00a01-0u00a0 u00a0Bolton
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