Two post game react videos from Manchester City today… Roberto Mancini gives us his verdict on his side’s 1-0 away win against Aston Villa, and Joleon Lescott shares his thoughts on the result that saw City rise back to the top of the Barclays Premier League. The dominating performance and 3 points has them City back with a two point lead over Manchester United. (Game Highlights)

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Reports in Argentina have claimed Tevez is set to return to City on Tuesday from his homeland and is ready to play again for Mancini’s side.

Tevez tried to leave City during the January transfer window, but saw prospective moves to AC Milan, Inter Milan and Paris Saint Germain fall through.

The Argentine has not played for City since September, after he refused to warm up during the UEFA Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich, and Mancini has previously suggested the former Manchester United man was finished at the Etihad Stadium.

Mancini, speaking after his side’s 1-0 win over Aston Villa on Sunday, refused to give too much away about the possibility of Tevez playing again for the club, but admitted it all depends on the striker if he wants to end his exile.

“My reaction is always the same,” Mancini told Sky Sports HD1. “Carlos knows the situation, we are here and it depends on him.”

More from Roberto Mancini on Carlos Tevez’s Potential Return to Manchester City after the Jump……

“Carlos knows the situation from September, we don’t have any problem.”

Asked if an apology was still what City were waiting for, the Italian added: “Yes, it’s possible. I think for now we should be happy for this game.

“For Carlos’ situation, we know what can happen, Carlos knows what can happen and we are here and Carlos knows everything

“Carlos is a Manchester City player. We are in Manchester, we are always there.

“We have not changed in these three months, we are there.”

A Joleon Lescott goal is the difference as Manchester City gets the 1 – 0 win on the road against Aston Villa.

Check out the Aston Villa vs Manchester City Highlights after the Jump……

Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott left unmarked at the top of the six and gives the visitors the 1 – 0 lead in the 63rd minute.

Check out Joleon Lescott’s Goal vs Aston Villa after the Jump……..

Roberto Mancini’s presser ahead of Aston Villa v. Man City fixture. Right off the bat, he gets the England Manager questions… he answers them gracefully and speaks a little about his admiration for Fabio Capello. Interesting take.

Check out the press conference after the jump…..

via ESPN

Patrick Vieira has claimed decisions against Manchester City are getting “amplified” and said he is now questioning whether “people don’t want us to win the league”.

Skipper Vincent Kompany received a four-match ban for his tackle on Nani in the FA Cup tie with Manchester United last month, and Mario Balotelli was then handed the same suspension for his perceived stamp on Tottenham’s Scott Parker later in January.

Vieira, who is now an executive and ambassador at the Etihad Stadium, is growing concerned over the way in which the league leaders are being treated.

He told The Sun: “I don’t want to think about it because I don’t want to say that everyone is against City or anything like that but, when you look at the last few decisions, you are asking yourself if something is wrong here, if people don’t want us to win the league.

“We try our best to win the league, we accept our punishment, but when you look what is happening to the other ones, that makes us as a football club really frustrated. The one for Kompany was one of the harshest decisions I’ve ever seen in the last few months.”

More from Patrick Vieira on Manchester City’s Treatment from the Referee’s after the Jump……

Part of the reason Vieira feels so aggrieved is that he believes players from other teams are not being sanctioned to the same degree. Liverpool’s Glen Johnson escaped punishment for a two-footed lunge on Joleon Lescott in last month’s Carling Cup encounter, while Spurs’ Benoit Assou-Ekotto got away with an over-the-ball tackle on Wigan’s Franco Di Santo. Chelsea’s Frank Lampard was let off for a similar incident, and the FA review panel did not act on an eye-gouging incident involving Peter Crouch.

“Frank Lampard’s tackle looked dangerous compared to Vincent’s. Crouch, when he put his finger in the eye of another player, looked bad as well,” Vieira added. “It felt like that anything that City will do will be amplified and we get punished, compared to the other teams and the other players.

“When you see the last few decisions and everything is against us, compared to the other ones. It seems like if you have one referee you get one decision but if you have a different referee the decision may also be different. It’s difficult to understand some decisions compared to the decisions we had. I think this is what brings the confusion. The confusion is dangerous for our game.”

“Ten years ago the game was much more physical than it is now. I remember the tackles that were happening when I was playing for Arsenal.

“If that one for Vincent was a red card there would have been a sending off in every game I played for Arsenal. Now it looks like you cannot tackle anymore. The refereeing body has to be really careful to not kill the passion of the game.”

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via ESPN

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is of the opinion that it is pointless to start comparing his side’s remaining fixtures with rivals United, because Sir Alex Ferguson’s men are capable of winning every game from now until the end of the season.

City have established a two-point lead over their neighbours with 14 games remaining in the Premier League season, moving ahead over the weekend when United could only draw at Chelsea.

The league leaders’ title run-in only sees them travel to one of the top flight’s perennial top four challengers, with City heading to Arsenal in April. By contrast United must visit Tottenham, in addition to an away trip to City themselves.

More from Roberto Mancini on United’s ability to Win out their Games after the Jump…..

Mancini pays little attention to such details, though, insisting United have the quality to win every game they play. As a result, the Italian only demands that his own side do likewise.

“It is important that we stay top and don’t think about the other teams,” Mancini said ahead of this weekend’s trip to Aston Villa.

“Manchester United can win all their games – they are strong like us. For this reason I don’t think we can think about the other teams. “It is important to be at the top at the moment – this is very important,” he said in the Daily Star.

“We will have a difficult game in Birmingham but if we have the same attitude that we had on Saturday against Fulham we will do well.”

via MCFC Official on youtube:

“A unique look behind the scenes at Manchester City v Fulham in the Barclays Premier League on Saturday 4th February 2012.”

Good 15 minute look after the jump…..