Hart salutes a ‘big’ win for the Blues

JOE Hart has urged his Manchester City team–mates to use the 2–1 win at Watford to inspire them to the Barclays Premier League title.

Despite the team’s unquestionable talent, third–placed City have remained inconsistent and entering the final 10 minutes of Saturday’s fixture were on course to record another defeat.

Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero produced late finishes to overcome Aleksandar Kolarov’s earlier own goal, however, and Hart has demanded City push on.

“We’ve got to build on this now,” the England goalkeeper said. “This result can only be good for us because it ends a run of six league games without a win, which isn’t title–winning form, but we’ve somehow managed to stay in the hunt.

“We’ve got a big cup game (Everton on Wednesday in the Capital One Cup semi–final) to come this week and even though we’re not where we want to be, we’re close and this was a big result for us.”

Despite defeat, Watford continue to impress in their pursuit of European football in a season many expected would end in relegation. They largely outplayed City until Toure and Aguero’s goals