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da cassino: Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has spoken of his disappointment after his side were beaten 1-0 at the Stadium of Light by Sunderland on Sunday.
A last-gasp strike from Black Cats’ substitute Dong-Won Ji in the third minute of injury time continued the Wearside club’s revival under Martin O’Neill, and prevented the Etihad Stadium outfit from opening up a lead at the top of the Premier League.
Mancini was upset with the nature of the defeat, and feels that if City want to challenge for honours this season they must not be beaten in such dramatic fashion.
“I can’t believe it. I am really disappointed,” the Italian told Sky Sports.
“Second half we had a lot of chances to score, but we didn’t score.
“We can’t concede to a counter attack like this. A top team can’t concede like that. Sometimes when you can’t win because it is difficult to get the ball in the goal, you can’t lose.
“You need to defend. When you attack with seven players, that is enough. You can’t then concede how we conceded.
“I am disappointed because it is impossible to lose a game like this.
“In the first half we played so-so, we didn’t play very well, second half we were better. We deserved to win this game but this is a strange situation,” he stated.
Mancini knows that his side need to bounce back against Liverpool on Tuesday, and with Manchester United and Chelsea also being beaten over the weekend, the coach is disappointed that City couldn’t take advantage.
“We need to get the concentration for the next game. We play again in 48 hours.
“I think we threw out of the window a big chance to go clear at the top, but the championship is long and we have another 19 games. We need to get another 45 points,” he concluded.
By Gareth McKnight
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