Mancini Says: 'We Are Favourites' After Win At Toon

Last updated : 07 May 2012 By Footy Mad - Editor

Newcastle 0 Man City 2
Man United 2 Swansea 0
Aston Villa 1 Tottenham 1
Wolves 0 Everton 0
Fulham 2 Sunderland 1
Bolton 2 West Brom 2
QPR 1 Stoke 0
Arsenal 3 Norwich 3

City will head into their final game of the campaign at home to relegation-haunted QPR sitting at the top of the table and knowing victory will deliver the prize they have craved for the last 44 years.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admitted in the wake of the win on Tyneside that his club's arch-rivals might have both hands on the trophy, and while Mancini is refusing to look any further ahead that next weekend's game, he knows their destiny remains in their own hands.

Asked if City are now favourites, the Italian said: "Maybe, maybe yes because it depends on us.

"If we beat QPR, we will be the champions. But at this moment, we can't think about this. We need to prepare very well for the next game, only this.

"I am excited because we are on the top, but it's not enough. One week more and if we play like we did today, we have a lot of chance to win.

"Yaya is an important player for us because he has experience. He won with Barca, he won trophies and he brought to us this experience for this reason.

"Yaya is a fantastic player, but I don't think you can win here because Yaya played well. We won here against Newcastle because all the team played really well and we deserved to win."

Toure: "It's not finished.

"We have one game left and we have to be careful as QPR are fighting to stay in the Premier League.

"We have to continue to work hard and believe.

"The manager told me to deliver today because it was an important game.

"Newcastle are a physical and strong team, but we need to keep improving. This is brilliant for us, though."