Manchester City vs Newcastle United. Premier League.
Etihad StadiumAttendance47,201.
Saturday 30 March 2013 18:42, UK
Manchester City cruised to a 4-0 win over Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium to leave Alan Pardew's side still in the thick of a Premier League relegation battle.
Speaking after the match, Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini challenged his players to reproduce their performance against Newcastle in every remaining match this season. He said: "If we play like this, we play very well. We have another eight games, and an FA Cup semi-final, and we need to continue playing like today." "We want to try (to win every game), but we wanted this also two months ago. The Premier League is difficult and it is important that we don't lose players to injury for the next two months." Newcastle manager Alan Pardew was impressed by Manchester City but admitted that his players had not helped their own cause with a below-par display. "They were very relaxed and that is very dangerous when you have great players like they have, playing without any fear," said Pardew. "Having said that, in the first half we didn't put enough pressure on them or technically keep the ball as well as we have done in previous games."
