Manchester City wins Premier League title
City scored twice in stoppage time to beat 10-man Queens Park Rangers 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium yesterday, just as Manchester United appeared set to nose out its cross-town rival and secure a record-extending 20th title.
"We did it the hard way," City manager Roberto Mancini said in comments on his team's website. "I am told that is the City way."
Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero 's late goals gave City the title on goal difference ahead of United, which won 1-0 at Sunderland. City's comeback sealed a turnaround late in the season after it trailed United by eight points with six games left. It won all its remaining matches, including a 1-0 win against United on April 30, Kazinform cites Bloomberg.
City was a perennial underachiever in elite English soccer, even dropping into the third-tier division in 1998. Since Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan bought the team in 2008, he's spent about $1 billion to lift the club from under the shadow of United.
"The supporters have never lost faith or patience, even in the last five minutes today, and we are so pleased that this season, we have delivered some history for them," Mancini said.
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