Kompany believes in City squad
February 08, 2012 10:19:20 UK
Skipper Vincent Kompany has been running the rule over his Manchester City team-mates and believes his side has what it takes to win the Premier League.
He sent a glowing reference to England head coach Fabio Capello on defender Micah Richards, claiming: "He's the best right-back in the league and I think England are really lucky to have a player with his qualities.
It is important that we stay top and don't think about the other teams.
Roberto Mancini
"He scares the opposition. He gets good crosses into the box and makes goals."
Kompany also pointed to goalkeeper Joe Hart as being as equally inspirational, saying that when Shay Given was at the club everyone thought they had the best two keepers in the league.
He added: "The way Joe has stepped up to the challenge shows how mentally strong he is. When he makes a mistake it never affects him, that's the biggest asset you can have as a keeper."
In David Silva and Samir Nasri, City have a couple of magicians who - according to their skipper - 'can make the ball disappear' and with Sergio Aguero able to switch to a different level, it's no surprise City are leading the pack.
Next up for City is a trip to Aston Villa on Sunday, with the Citizens 1.72 to take all three points, 8.00 to win by a 2-0 margin and 2.37 to keep a clean sheet.
Meanwhile, City boss Roberto Mancini has urged his players not to worry about other teams' results, as they bid to win the title race.
"It is important that we stay top and don't think about the other teams," the Italian told the Daily Star.
"Manchester United can win all their games - they are strong like us. For this reason I don't think we can think about the other teams."
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