Intro:

Reaction as a goal from Mame Diouf gave Stoke a surprise 1-0 win over English Premier League champions Manchester City on Saturday (30th August).

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English), Manuel Pellegrini:

"I think that we didn't play well in the creative way but I think that this game we cannot lose 1-0 because it was too easy the way they score the goal in a counter attack from a corner, in a corner in their own box they run 70 metres to score the goal. In these games it is very important to be patient, to try to create the space in the last minute but more important is not to concede a goal because you know that drawing 0-0 they defend always with ten strong players behind the ball and near their box - you can imagine if they are winning 1-0."

SOUNDBITE: (English), Manuel Pellegrini:

"Always serious to lose three points here at home, it is very important for our team to try to win the nine points before the international breaks, it's not good to start these international breaks with defeat - but these games always happen once a year, happens today to our team and we are continuing playing the same, working the same way we are doing for now."