Mancini: ‘We are victims of own success’

1 December 2011 at 04:20 GMT By Matt Law

: mcfc.co.uk

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini believes the club are becoming unpopular as a result of their own success.

City appear to be on the brink of elimination from the Champions League, but they sit top of the Premier League and look set to face Liverpool in the Carling Cup semi-finals. And Mancini believes that his expensively assembled squad are fast becoming the most unpopular side in the Premier League.

He said, “Every team that wins things doesn’t get sympathy. Do United get sympathy from other teams? No, because United win always. When Arsenal won leagues and cups was there sympathy? No. Because every team knows that when they win they do not get sympathy.”

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