Stoke<\/a> on Tuesday night.<\/p>\nCity beat the Potters 3-0 thanks to a Joleon Lescott goal that was sandwiched by a superb Carlos Tevez brace, but the cup winners were slow to get out of the blocks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were a little bit flat at first, partly due to the celebrations at the weekend and partly because this game came so quickly after the final, but we knew what we had to do and we did it,\u201d De Jong told the club’s official website.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were focused and came out and did a professional job against Stoke, which wasn\u2019t easy I think for either side for different reasons, but now all we are thinking about is winning our last game.”<\/p>\n
City won the FA Cup on Saturday after a Yaya Toure goal beat Stoke.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had two days celebrating winning the FA Cup win but we were professional enough to not overdo things and re-focus for the match against Stoke,\u201d De Jong added.<\/p>\n
De Jong knows his side face a difficult game against Bolton in their final game this weekend and with City\u2019s win last night pushing them up into third in the Premier League, he is keen to make sure they finish there.<\/p>\n
He continued: \u201cIt would make a huge difference finishing third because you don\u2019t have to play a potentially difficult qualifying game as well as starting the season earlier plus you are guaranteed to play in the group stages.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always tough against Bolton and they are strong on their own ground, but we have to go there, be mentally strong and give 100 per cent because we can\u2019t rely on Fulham beating Arsenal.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we do what we need to do we don\u2019t need favours from anyone else. It\u2019s been a long season but finishing third would be the cherry on the cake.\u201d<\/p>\n
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