Manuel Pellegrini: Character key to Manchester City's win at Watford

Manuel Pellegrini said Manchester City’s character was the key to their 2-1 away win over Watford on Saturday.

City fell 1-0 behind when Aleksandar Kolarov headed into his own net after 55 minutes, but goals from Yaya Toure with eight minutes left and Sergio Aguero two minutes later sealed victory.

The result ensures City remain three points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal in third place.

Pellegrini told Sky Sports: "What this team has a lot of is character. We never give up. In every important game, we are a team with a lot of character.

"Tonight we were very unlucky to be losing this game. [Their goal was from] a corner that was not a corner and it was an own goal, but I think that we kept our minds cool and continued trying to score.

"We made some substitutions and changes and continued thinking always that we were able to turn the score around, and we did it."

Aguero headed the winner at Vicarage Road despite doubts over his fitness as he continues to recover from injury.

Pellegrini said the Argentina striker should be back to 100 per cent for their Capital One Cup semi-final first leg against Everton on Wednesday.

He added: "The goal is very important. Before the goal, he made a lot of better movement than the last games. I hope that in the next game, we are going to see the complete Sergio."