Sven wants special finish

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is confident the club can finish the season on a high, despite slipping down to 9th place in the Premiership after a brilliant start to the year. European qualification looks very unlikely now for the Citizens.

"The most important thing at the moment is we don't give up and we go on fighting for every point we can bring in," said the Swede.

"Our problem in the last few games has been the last pass and not scoring any goals. The other problem is that we have conceded four easy goals.

"It's not Manchester City if you compare how we were early in the season. If you look at the statistics for possession and crosses and shots we are more or less the same as we were at the start."