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Totti: City tweet brought me luck

Francesco Totti says a tweet from Manchester City's official account spurred him on to score for Roma in Tuesday's 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium.

Just hours before kick-off, Roma captain Totti had been reminded through City's official Twitter account that he had never scored in England.

The striker went on to cancel out Sergio Aguero's fourth-minute penalty in the first half with his first goal of the season.

"It really brought me luck," Totti told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport of the tweet. "It was a beautiful goal and a good performance.

"I really wanted to score as soon as possible as I had not found the back of the net this season. But above all, I am thrilled for my team because we have shown a lot of strength, which was not easy."

We're looking forward to hosting you @OfficialASRoma, and a legendary player such as Totti. He's never scored in England, has he? #CityvRoma— Manchester City FC (@MCFC) September 30, 2014

Hopefully it won't be tonight and he'll have to wait a bit longer! Best of luck anyway and we'll see you later! @OfficialASRoma! #CityvRoma— Manchester City FC (@MCFC) September 30, 2014

The goal also saw the 38-year-old make Champions League history by surpassing Ryan Giggs to become the competition's oldest scorer.

"It really wasn't something I was thinking of when I was on the pitch," Totti said. "Records arrive thanks to the help of your team-mates and what really matters is the result of the team.

"My main focus is on the team and not on myself."

Rudi Garcia's side remain unbeaten in Group E and currently occupy second place, two points behind leaders Bayern Munich and three ahead of City.

"After the group was drawn, few people gave us any hope of doing well," Totti said. "But we have proved that we can play against any team.

"We have shown we are strong and competitive and we fear no one.

"Nothing has changed. Our aim is to progress to the next round and we know it's not going to be easy because City and Bayern Munich are very strong."

Francesco Totti grabbed his first goal in England and became the oldest scorer in Champions League history © Getty Images

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