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Sven-Goran Eriksson has explained the reason why his Man City slumped to an 8-1 pasting at the hands of Middlesbrough at the Riverside on the final day of the season.
Eriksson's future at the club remains firmly in the balance, as Thaksin Shinawatra has continuously refused to give the Swede his backing.
Eriksson is believed to be heading out of Manchester City in the summer; and the club have already reportedly lined up a replacement.
Sven quipped: "It started badly with Benjani injured after just a couple of minutes.
"Then a penalty and red card to our captain so it was a really bad start to the day even though we were in the game until they scored to make it 3-0. After that we didn't have the mental strength to come back.
"It was only one way after that - it was one of those days where Middlesbrough scored beautiful goals and it is not very often you can say that and I never saw it coming.
"Our goalkeeper couldn't do anything about any of the goals they scored and it was not the goalkeeper's fault, but it was a bad day, no excuses at all after 3-0. We were somewhere else - not here.
"It is bad for everyone, bad for the fans, for us, our image - the Club as a whole."
Written by majicka
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