We are ready to make history again
scenes. I’ve been grafting to make sure I get the most out of the rest of this season and the rest of my years.
“I defi nitely won’t let anyone decide for me when I’m going to come back. I decide when I come back strongly and I work more than anyone else to make sure I do that.
“The only thing is, I want to achieve greatness, like anyone else in the team, and I just want to be allowed to play the games. Nothing will break me.”
It’s the kind of spirit that Pellegrini and his City side are going to need for the rest of the season. but we are focused on our job. We knew we had to get the three points to keep us up there.
“I’m sure it is an added incentive for the fans because it’s a north London rivalry. But look, we are focused on what we need to do. We have a lot of tough games coming up, especially away from home, but getting results like we did at City will only give us confi dence.”
Kane said Spurs got lucky with the penalty controversially awarded against Raheem Sterling – which he netted for his 15th goal in his last
A TEAM THAT KNOWS HOW TO FINISH STRONGLY IN THE
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CITY’S LAST SIX RESULTS WBA ( h) 4- 0 W Norwich ( a) 6- 1 W Wolves ( a) 2- 0 W Man Utd ( h) 1- 0 W Newcastle ( a) 2- 0 W QPR ( h) 3- 2 W 17 league games. “Sometimes you get decisions like that , sometimes you don’t,” he said. “It went for us at City and we have capitalised on it .”
They play three cup games before making a league return at home to Swansea on February 28.
First up is Thursday’s trip to Fiorentina in the Europa League , then the FA Cup fi fth- round home tie to Crystal Palace on Sunday before the second leg with the Italian club.
But Christian Eriksen, who scored the winner at City on his 24th birthday, says they can cope with the extra demands. “Defi nitely,” he said. “We have a lot of good players, even on the bench. The players who were brought on are top, top quality.
“The players who are not playing are doing a really good job – keeping everyone sharp. We have a lot of rotation but we have a strong team.
“We showed really good character to come back and win at City. It was a big, big win.” CITY’S LAST FIVE RESULTS WBA ( h) 3- 1 W Palace ( a) 2- 0 W Everton ( a) 3- 2 W Aston Villa ( h) 4- 0 W West Ham ( H) 2- 0 W