Source: PA
Kidd happy to win ugly
With Roberto Mancini racing off to Italy to be with his ill father, it was left to assistant manager Brian Kidd to look back on his Manchester City side's 2-1 win over Newcastle.
Carlos Tevez and Adam Johnson scored either side of a Jonas Gutierrez cracker to put City into second in the league, although Kidd admitted it was not the prettiest to watch.
"Sometimes you have to win ugly," he said. "You have to scrap and fight. And if you are going to win things or get a top four place, you need some luck as well.
"Manchester United dropped points on Saturday and we knew either Chelsea or Arsenal would drop them as well. The aim is to make sure when the others slip up, we are in a position to take advantage. That is what we have done."
Kidd also defended midfielder Nigel de Jong after his tackle, which was unpunished by the officials, left Newcastle's Hatem Ben Arfa with a suspected broken leg.
"There is no malice in Nigel whatsoever," said Kidd. "He is not that type of lad."
