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I thought we'd blown it - Mancini

ESPN staff
May 13, 2012
Roberto Mancini saw his side score twice during injury time © Getty Images
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Roberto Mancini hailed the "incredible" nature of Manchester City's Premier League title triumph following the dramatic 3-2 win over ten-man QPR at The Etihad Stadium.

Needing a victory to finish top of the table, City were 2-1 behind as the clock ticked past 90 minutes - only for Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero to score decisive goals, the latter coming in the 94th minute.

And Mancini, who also won the FA Cup last season, admitted he could hardly believe what he was seeing from the touchline.

"To win it like this is incredible," Mancini told Sky Sports. "I have never seen a final day like this. We never deserved to lose this game, we had a lot of shots. They had only one shot at goal and they scored two goals.

"Five minutes from the end, I didn't think we'd win this game. We deserved this championship. It is fantastic for our players, our supporters after 44 years.

"I think for us it was really important to start winning this championship, Manchester City can have a big future now."

City's late, late show took the title out of the hands of Manchester United, who won 1-0 at Sunderland thanks to a Wayne Rooney goal.

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