Monday 4 March 2013 23:46, UK
Another injury to Jack Rodwell dampened Roberto Mancini's relief after the 1-0 victory at Aston Villa kept alive their slim hopes of retaining their Premier League title.
Mancini repeated his determination that City will not give up on the title without a fight but admits they probably have to win their 10 remaining games. He said: "It is difficult because we have 30 points to play for and we need to try to win. At the end, we will see what happens. In football everything can happen right up to the last second. "We probably need to win all 10 matches that are left. We need to win all the matches. If they (United) lose three or four or five games.....it is difficult because they are too strong for this. "When you have to win always, it is difficult to win every game. But last year we did this. Why can't we do it this year?" Sergio Aguero was also ruled out with a knee injury and will also miss the weekend FA Cup tie with Barnsley but Mancini is hopeful he will be available for the next league clash with Everton.