Manuel Pellegrini’s side kept the pressure on Chelsea and Liverpool at the top of the table nine years ago as we went on the hunt for our second Premier League title.
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Though the score-line suggests the Blues coasted home, the Saints proved stubborn opponents with the balance of the game only swinging the hosts’ way in first-half injury time when goals from Samir Nasri and Edin Dzeko provided much-needed breathing space.
Yaya Toure had opened the scoring after just three minutes but Ricky Lambert later drew the visitors level – both goals were dispatched from the penalty spot.
It took a late goal from Stevan Jovetic to guarantee three more precious points as the race for the title enters the final furlong – and on Grand National day, City were hoping a few of the chasing pack wouldn’t complete the circuit in the weeks that followed.
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