Joe Hart said the fact “people wrote us off without key players” spurred Manchester City on against Roma.
The Citizens were without stars like Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure and Matija Nastasic, but still emerged 2-0 winners at the Stadio Olimpico.
“First of all I've got to say it was a great effort from the fans, Rome is a difficult place to come but Samir made their night for them,” the goalkeeper told Sky Sports.
Joe Hart said the fact “people wrote us off without key players” spurred Manchester City on against Roma.
The Citizens were without stars like Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure and Matija Nastasic, but still emerged 2-0 winners at the Stadio Olimpico.
“First of all I've got to say it was a great effort from the fans, Rome is a difficult place to come but Samir made their night for them,” the goalkeeper told Sky Sports.
“People wrote us off without our key players but we're a strong unit, we believed in what we could do.
“You don’t win two Premier League titles in three years easily. We have resolve, character and fantastic players – add that together and you've got a chance.”