Vieira convinced City can grab top-four spot

(GSM) – On Tuesday night, Patrick Vieira played his first full match for Manchester City. The Citizens defeated Bolton Wanderers and moved into the fifth place of the table. Vieira is confident his new club can finish in the top four.

Vieira joined City from Internazionale in January and made his debut as a substitute in last Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Hull City. On Tuesday night, he played the full game as a 2-0 win lifted City level on points with fourth-placed Liverpool.

With the Citizens also having a game in hand on Liverpool, the French midfielder feels his current club are in a good position to finish in the top four.

“I really believe we are strong enough to finish in the top four,” said Vieira.

“There’s still a long way to go. It’s important to win each game and see where we can go, but we are very confident.

“This was my first 90 minutes for quite some time and I feel all right. It was very physical, of course, and when you play against Bolton you expect this kind of game.

“The important thing was to win the game after the defeat at Hull and we are very pleased to have done that.”

Meanwhile, City boss Roberto Mancini can see no reason why Vieira should not go on for another three seasons.

Mancini said of the 33-year-old: “I played until I was 36 and I was still playing well.

“I won the Scudetto at that age, so I see no reason why Patrick can’t carry on as well.

“First of all I hope he can play another 15 games for us in the league this season because his performances are going to be very important.”