Former Toon Star Says 'We Didn't Know We Had To Score'!

11 December 2013 13:14
I don't think I have ever come across this before ...

... but Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini was not aware that winning by just one more goal (against Bayern Munich last night) would have secured them top spot in Champions League Group D.  

Both teams had already qualified for the knockout stage before the match, which was their concluding Group D fixture, but leaders Bayern had not yet been confirmed as winners of the section.

And a 4-2 triumph for second-placed City was one of the outcomes that would have been enough to see them leapfrog their German hosts, ensuring - theoretically at least - an easier last-16 draw for the Blues.

When defending champions Bayern raced into a 2-0 lead through strikes from Thomas Muller in the fifth minute and Mario Gotze in the 12th, it seemed simply a case of how many they would win by.

But David Silva reduced the deficit with a close-range effort in the 28th minute and the fightback continued as City then scored two second-half goals in quick succession, with Aleksandar Kolarov converting a 59th-minute penalty before James Milner finished coolly three minutes later.

Former Toon winger James Milner: "We didn't know if 4-2 would be enough or if we would need 5-2.

"We thought it needed to be 5-2 to be honest."

Source: Newcastle United Mad

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