Manuel Pellegrini: We have the week to work before we play Arsenal

Yaya Toure is a powerful player at the center of the field and will link well with Fernandinho to make for one of Manchester City’s best central midfield pairings.

“He has just come back in from an injury to his calf and he played the whole game in the Champions League and the whole game today”. He rewarded his manager’s faith with a goal against his former club.

After winning courtesy of Yaya Toure’s shot, which took a big deflection off team-mate Iheanacho’s back, Pellegrini said the result was more important than the manner in which it was achieved.

The fact that the man of the match was City goalkeeper Joe Hart tells you everything about the game.

The Chilean has taken City into the last 16 of Europe’s premier club competition for the third successive season, and they will enter Monday’s draw as group winners for the first time. The delight on their bench was obvious as Gomis appeared to have earned them a creditable draw but that joy soon turned to agony.

The performance surprised many considering their situation, yet Lawrenson saw it from another perspective and blasted the players for failing to show the same desire under Gary Monk.

“It was more a personal thing why I was angry”, he said. Back the Ivorian to net anytime alongside Raheem Sterling who netted a brace for the Citizens in midweek. “We have 100% belief that we can get out of trouble”.

Manchester United, with 79 points in 1998-99, were the last team to win the Premier League with fewer than 80 points while City were champions in 2012 and 2014 with 89 and 86 respectively. It was Ighalo’s 10th goal of the season, while Lukaku has 12. Wes Hoolahan equalised for the struggling Canaries.

Andre Ayew has suggested that Swansea City’s performance in the 2-1 defeat to Manchester City will give the squad confidence for their upcoming games.

First-team coach Alan Curtis will serve as caretaker boss for Swansea City while the club looks for a new manager, as Garry Monk was sacked after a slow start to the season.

Wilfried Bony, signed from Swansea for £28m last January, had given Pellegrini’s team a 26th-minute lead when Ashley Williams lost him from a Jesús Navas corner and he headed in his seventh goal this season.

Pellegrini sounded only partially satisfied with the victory.

In an early morning clash at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City were able to pick up an important three points in a 2-1 victory over Swansea City in the Barclays Premier League.

Frank Tabanou is the only Swansea player ruled out for the trip the Manchester, while the Portuguese forward Eder is a doubt but is likely to feature at some point during the game.

Yohan Cabaye bagged the victor for Crystal Palace as they beat Southampton for the first time in the top flight since 1991.