Roberto Mancini saw his Manchester City side warm up for the derby
in devastating style with a 5-1 win over Birmingham.
But perhaps more importantly for the Italian manager they cemented
fourth place in the Barclays Premier League table, which brings
the reward of a Champions League slot.
Nedum Onuoha scored his first league goal of the season and Emmanuel
Adebayor also weighed in with a brace.
With Carlos Tevez scoring his 27th of the season from the penalty
spot and also getting a touch to Onuoha's header to score his 28th,
City secured a comfortable victory.
They have now scored 14 goals in the last three games which will
put them in good heart for the match against Manchester United on
Saturday.
|
