Manchester City have 10 percent chance for title

Started by Shola Sholaz, Feb 10, 2013, 11:15 AM

Shola Sholaz

Manchester City's tragic 3-1 defeat at Southampton, where Gareth Barry scored an exceptional own goal, means the champions have only a 10 percent chance of retaining their title, manager Roberto Mancini said on Saturday.
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Premier League leaders Manchester United can extend their advantage over second-placed City to 12 points with 12 games left if they win at home to Everton on Sunday.
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City made up eight points with six matches left last term to beat United to the title on goal difference.
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'' Now we have 10 percent chance maybe. I don't think United believe that we can recover 12 points '', the Italian told ESPN.
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'' Southampton deserved to win. We didn't play well. We conceded a goal that I have never seen in my life '',
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Barry's own goal, which made it 3-1 and gave Mauricho Pochettino his first win for 15th-placed Southampton, was as strange as they come, with the midfielder passing an innocuous ball across the box into the net with Joe Hart beaten.