A header by Yaya Toure secured City a 2-3 away win over Queens Park Rangers.
“When you play every three days, it is impossible, every game can be hard. QPR played very well but in the end it was important that we won,” Mancini said.
“We had some problems with Samir (Nasri) before the game – his knee – and we can’t take any more risks with him after so many games so it is better we did not need him because his knee is not good.
“It was hard in the second half, even though we played better and scored to make it 2-1. We had three or four chances to close the game, but when you don’t close the game you take a risk because anything can happen.”
David Silva managed to score an impressive goal for City in West London.
“David for me is one of the best players in the world,” Mancini said. “But not only him, all the other players – Yaya, Edin, for sure.
“It was really important to win. In the last two weeks we have played six games, which is very, very hard, we have won always and it is very important to go into the international break with the five-point gap.”
