{"id":19152,"date":"2011-12-22T07:26:28","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T07:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/man-city-need-90-points-mancini\/"},"modified":"2011-12-22T07:26:28","modified_gmt":"2011-12-22T07:26:28","slug":"man-city-need-90-points-mancini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/22\/man-city-need-90-points-mancini\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City need 90 points &#8211; Mancini"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"32\">\n<p>Mancini sets 90-point target<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says his team need 90 points in order to win the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Mancini&#8217;s side beat Stoke 3-0 to remain two points clear of Manchester United, and will be top at Christmas for the first time since 1929.<\/p>\n<p>He told BBC Sport: &#8220;We are happy [to be top] but as I said, it&#8217;s important to stay top at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If we want to win the championship we should get 90 points because Manchester United keep winning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>United won the Premier League with 80 points last season and their 5-0 win at Fulham kept them within touching distance of the league leaders.<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>2010-11 Man Utd 80 pts<\/li>\n<li>2009-10 Chelsea 86 pts<\/li>\n<li>2008-09 Man Utd 90 pts<\/li>\n<li>2007-08 Man Utd 87 pts<\/li>\n<li>2006-07 Man Utd 89 pts<\/li>\n<li>2005-06 Chelsea 91 pts<\/li>\n<li>2004-05 Chelsea 95 pts<\/li>\n<li>2003-04 Arsenal 90 pts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The last time the top flight was won with 90 points was in the 2008-09 season, when United finished four clear of Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>Against Stoke, two goals from Sergio Aguero and a fine Adam Johnson strike ensured that Manchester City remained unbeaten at home in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Mancini&#8217;s side will face stern tests in coming weeks and months, beginning in January with a trip to Sunderland and a game at home to Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>And the Italian boss will also have to deal with the loss of key players to the Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;January is an important month,&#8221; Mancini added. &#8220;We will have a lot of games and we lose two important players like Yaya Toure and Kolo Toure and I hope we are lucky and don&#8217;t get any injuries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The only concern for Manchester City against Stoke was when Micah Richards limped off in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Later, the right-back <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialMR2\">said on Twitter:<\/a> &#8220;Not happy with Dean Whitehead&#8217;s challenge on me! Stood [sic] caught me right in the calf!&#8221;<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Mancini sets 90-point target Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says his team need 90 points in order to win the Premier League. Mancini&#8217;s side beat Stoke 3-0 to remain two points clear of Manchester United, and will be top at Christmas for the first time since 1929. 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