Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini couldn't have asked for more from star man Sergio Aguero in their 4-1 defeat of Tottenham in their Premier League encounter. Striker Aguero scored all four goals and even missed a penalty kick. The pair were more than happy, judging by their facial expressions, and the manager's words afterward. But he quickly put his attention toward their upcoming UEFA Champions League game against CSKA Moscow.
Pellegrini explained: "It's a very good victory for us. It's always difficult to come back from the international break. We played well, we scored four goals and I don't know how many chances we had. We must now start to think about Champions League. We are going to Russia [to face CSKA Moscow Tuesday] to try to win.
"For me it's a good pressure to win all the games when you have a good team. We made five or six changes. I trust a lot in this squad."
But Spurs coach Mauricio Pochettino was less happy, saying, "I think the first penalty after we scored made it difficult for us. We played 70 minutes when we were always in the game. Manchester City have very good players. The result was bad but there are a lot of positives to take. The first penalty for me was ridiculous but we need to accept the decision.
"We need to review the game — my feeling was it is not a red card. A lot of things happened. It's difficult to analyze. We always believed it was possible to get a point."
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