Mancini laments Manchester City's failure to reach Europe League
Manchester City finish bottom of Champions League group D after a final-day loss to Dortmund
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini was disappointed the English champions failed even to qualify for the Europa League after their 1-0 loss against Borussia Dortmund in their final Champions League group D match.
Their abject display against a second-string Dortmund side - who topped the group while City finished bottom - saw them become the first English side to finish a Champions League group stage with just three points and without a victory.
"Getting into the Europa League was our target tonight," said Mancini, who in his two previous seasons has guided City to the FA Cup and then the Premier League title.
"We wanted to win but to win we needed to score. We are not in the Europa League and for this we should be disappointed.
"We were in a tough group but if you make mistakes in early games as we did you will not qualify," said Mancini.
City keeper Joe Hart, probably the team's best player on the night, said it was the same old story, and he doesn't know the answer to the problem.
"There was a hunger to win tonight, and if that meant Europa League then great," said Hart, who made a series of great saves to keep the scoreline respectable.