Ireland vows to score more

Man City midfielder Stephen Ireland has vowed to concentrate on scoring more goals for the Citizens. The Irish midfielder scored the winner against Sunderland on Monday, and was lucky to escape punishment for his actions.

He said on the club’s official website: “We have to get up and support the front man, looking for the bits, flick-ons and when we go into games we got to be patient and keep the belief that they are going to come.

“It could be the 89th minute when we score, but we’ve just got to believe that the ball’s going to drop and keep the concentration and composure to finish it.”

He added: “There’s a great team spirit and it’s a team game. It’s not about individuals taking the plaudits it’s just about us knuckling down together.

“We’re third now and who knows what we could achieve by the end of the season?”