Fernandinho's late strike rescued all three points for the Premier League champions, but the Chilean coach felt his side were far too sloppy in possession against Aston Villa.Manuel Pellegrini bemoaned his side's "worst game" of the season despite Manchester City seeing off Aston Villa.
Fernandinho's late winner secured a 3-2 victory for the Premier League champions after Villa came back from 2-0 down to level matters at the Etihad Stadium.And despite being pleased with the Blues' spirit as they climbed back up to second in the table, Pellegrini was disappointed with his side's sloppy passing."No, I don’t think it was fortunate," he told reporters. "We didn’t play well today and Aston Villa played very well, especially with the possession of the ball, but they didn’t have chances to score other than from the two set-pieces from which they drew level in the game."It was maybe one of our worst games in possession. We have so much possesion in every game and today it was strange to see the amount of passes we lost."We have to play for another 12 points, but it was important to win today. We will see what happens tomorrow with [Manchester] United and Arsenal. It [the race for a Champions League place] will not finish this weekend."It is important to continue with the spirit we had today. It is not easy when you are winning 2-0 and they draw 2-2. With this spirit, maybe in another game we don't lose."The former Real Madrid boss also confirmed Yaya Toure suffered a hamstring injury which led to him being replaced at half-time."Yaya has a problem in his hamstring so he couldn’t play the second half," he added."It's difficult to say [how bad the injury is]. It was not a precaution - it was a muscle injury. We will see [Sunday] or on Monday how important it is."Villa boss Tim Sherwood, meanwhile, was left frustrated after Christian Benteke was flagged offside when running through on goal with the score 2-2.The striker was tripped by Joe Hart after the flag had gone up, but the former Spurs coach believes the linesman made the wrong call and the City goalkeeper should have been given his marching orders."It's onside, it's a penalty and it's a sending off, " he said. "You get some and you don't get others. At this stage of the season it's difficult. I've got a lump in my throat saying that."
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