Roberto Mancini: Manchester City in title race with Manchester United

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Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini insists the Premier League title race is not over, despite his side trailing Manchester United by nine points.
The champions needed a brilliant late equaliser from Sergio Aguero to secure a point in a 2-2 draw against Liverpool at Etihad Stadium.
Mancini said: "This championship is not over, absolutely not. There is still time for a team to make a mistake.
"We probably now need to win all of our 13 games, but if not 11 or 12."
He added: "This is football and it can happen. Last year we recovered eight points in the last six games. It is not finished.
"We have 13 games left and Manchester United have to play in the league, FA Cup and Champions League. The season is long, we have three months to go and we are confident."
And Mancini targeted the Manchester derby at Old Trafford on 6 April as he said: "For us it is important to play the derby game only two or three points behind.
"I am disappointed because we didn't play well. Liverpool played better than us in the first half."
Mancini felt Liverpool could have put the ball out when Edin Dzeko lay injured following a tackle by Daniel Agger before Daniel Sturridge equalised.
"It was probably a yellow card," Mancini said. "The referee was there 15 metres away and the linesman was there. I don't know why they didn't see this foul."
But midfielder James Milner said: "The first goal was frustrating as it should have been a foul, but you have to carry on and we should have closed them down quicker. It is up to the referee to stop it and Liverpool were entitled to carry on.
"It was two points lost, as we have to pretty much win every game now. Liverpool were always going to be difficult and the two goals from Sergio Aguero and Steven Gerrard were outstanding, so maybe a draw was fair.
"When we are on top of games we should be putting teams to bed. Everyone says how difficult it is to defend your title, but as a player you do not think about it.
"We have to keep working hard and see where that takes us. There were times last season where both teams had the title in the bag, and we know what happened - football is a great game."
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers felt his side deserved all the points: "It should have been a win for ourselves," he said.
"I thought we played terrific and were the dominant team. We scored two wonderful goals and I am disappointed with the goals we conceded.
"The first was from a throw-in and the second typifies the growth we need to make to be up there challenging. The template of our game is improving. We need to cut out the mistakes and we can challenge at the top of the league.
"Daniel Sturridge has been immense and has given us a tonic, a reference at the front for the team. He is now part of the jigsaw of our growth - we are growing all the time and that is what this season is about.
"We have come to the home of the champions and dominated. We know we can be better."
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And the pigs are refuelled are ready for take off....
It is like saying "if you didn't have your EXACT car then you'd have to walk" -- No... you'd just have to drive a different car.
RVP is working out great, but Utd would have made it work without him (albeit probably a lot closer at this stage)
Seriously? Get over it.
So why didn't Arsenal win it with RVP?
No one seems to have commented about Reina and the Aguero goal. Can you imagine what people would be saying if De Gea had done that?
'Man Utd bought the league. 24£M for a 30 year old in his last season. Without RVP Utd would be nowhere..'
It only costs £24 Million to win the PL?
Chelsea were banking on back to back PL's buying Torres I assume?
Very bored of those comments. I for one am very happy with how the team looks. We have experience and youth in nearly all positions with the younger players all showing promise of being potentially very good players.
Only worry is Valencia's spiralling form but still back him to come back next season.
Its quite funny whatching you two battle it out, your both as bad as each other!!
Albeit Sams town id say wins ever so slightly as his posts are a bit more ridiculas!
11 MINUTES AGO
To be fair Van Persie is top notch...but United without him?
.... finished joint top!
see blue chico - bitter!
To be fair, he maybe off the ball a bit with saying he is 2nd best in the league at the mo, but he isnt wrong in saying he is a good keeper!
Its comments like urs that should be ignored
Right so city wqere obviously really poor last season to only win on goal difference considering Utd would be nowhere without RVP?!
Pretty silly comment really!
http://transferleague.co.uk/league-tables/transfer-league-table-1992-to-today.html
Liverpool have spent £70m gross and £50m net more than Utd since 1992.
When Utd were paying £1.2m on Cantona, Liverpool were paying £2.5m on Nigel Clough! See also Cole (£7m) v Collymore (£8.5m)!