Mancini keeps his feet on the ground
Published: Saturday, 3 April 2010, 8:58PM
Robert Mancini was keeping a cool head as Manchester City became the first team to score five goals before half-time in the Premier League.
City went on to beat Burnley 6-1 at Turf Moor and move into the coveted fourth spot in the table.
Emmanuel Adebayor (two), Craig Bellamy, Carlos Tevez, Patrick Vieira and Vincent Kompany were all on target to put City on course for a Champions League spot after they took full advantage of Tottenham's defeat against Sunderland.
However, with six games remaining, Italian manager Mancini knows there could be more twists and turns in the campaign.
He said: "It is a good position to be in and an important one. But it will be more important at the end of the season.
"We have some difficult games ahead and we need to show the kind of concentration we did.
"If we do that we have a good chance as it is going to be a battle with Liverpool and Tottenham.
"We played very well, especially in the first 25 minutes, and were focused as we wanted to win the game.
"We pressed high up the pitch and had a lot of ball in and around the box which gave us some chances."
Adebayor started the ball rolling in the fourth minute and added his second on the stroke of half-time.
In between Bellamy, Tevez and Vieira, with his first for the club, also found the target.
Kompany added a sixth in the 58th minute before Fletcher got a goal back for Burnley, who are facing a swift return to the second tier following last season's promotion.
Mancini said: "It is important Emmanuel and Tevez carry on scoring until the end of the season. But if you have other players who can score as well it is a bonus.
"Emmanuel's fitness is improving after a month out and he was better than against Wigan."
Mancini was quick to distance himself from reports he could be returning to Italy with Juventus.
Told he had said 'Juventus was a special club', he responded: "Manchester City is a special club.
"I never said those things. I am manager of Manchester City and I am happy to stay here."
Burnley manager Brian Laws apologised to the supporters after seeing his side cave in.
He said: ``The game was over after the first seven minutes. The supporters and myself didn't expect that. They opened us up and killed the game.
``I apologise to the supporters for an awful display. It wasn't good enough and was unacceptable. I feel I am getting full commitment from the players but I am disappointed and feel let down.
``Everyone is in shock. It was incredible. However, I've got to pick them up as we have a massive game against Hull next week.''
