Manchester
City manager Roberto Mancini believes Manchester United have been lucky in
opening their substantial lead at the top of the Premier League.
Reigning
champions City host Chelsea on Sunday, looking to trim United’s significant advantage
which was stretched to 15 points on Saturday when they triumphed 2-0 at QPR.
Mancini’s
men face a huge task if they are to peg back their city rivals but the manager
insists United have had the rub of the green on their way to the top.
“Until
now, United have been really lucky with everything,” he said.
“They
have won a lot of games in the last minute – like against us when they really
didn’t deserve to win.
“So
I don’t think the gap between United and us is correct at this moment. They are
doing better than us this season, for sure.
“But
we have lost points in games we deserved to win, when we just couldn’t score.
“For
this reason, I say this is the difference. Last year we scored a lot of goals
up to this point. We’re maybe missing 10 goals and maybe seven or eight
points.”
City
capitalised last season as United’s title bid collapsed during the run-in and
Mancini is hoping the pressure of their UEFA Champions League campaign will
prompt a similar slip-up before the Manchester derby on April 8th.
He
added: “If United go forward in the Champions League, the last two months will
be hard for them.
“They
could lose five points in two games before the derby.”
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