Edin Dzeko strike is ominous for Tottenham

Back on target: City's Edin Dzeko
Andy Hodgson11 April 2012

Edin Dzeko was always confident he would rediscover his goalscoring touch and the bad news for Tottenham is he has done it before they visit Manchester City on Sunday.

The £27million striker ended an 11game drought by scoring in a 1-0 win at Wigan last night to put the Premier League leaders five points ahead of third-placed Spurs.

Dzeko began the season in blistering form, with 13 goals in 14 appearances, including a four-goal haul in a 5-1 victory at White Hart Lane in August.

The Bosnia international insists he kept his focus during his barren spell and is in the mood to add to his tally against Spurs. He said: "It was just a matter of time. It is always like this. Sometimes you score a lot of goals, sometimes you can't score even from a 100 per cent chance.

"But that is football. I am happy for me and happy for the team that I scored again and we won the game."

Dzeko's lack of goals had raised speculation about his future at City but Joe Hart said he had never doubted his team-mate.

"We're not interested in what is said outside the club," said the England goalkeeper. "We are very much a team unit."

Meanwhile, City boss Roberto Mancini has defended waving an imaginary card at referee Martin Atkinson to signify Wigan's Maynor Figueroa should have been sent off.

Mancini has been at the centre of controversy this month having accused Wayne Rooney of getting Vincent Kompany sent off during the FA Cup defeat to Manchester United.

Three days later, Mancini had a row with Liverpool's Steven Gerrard, who claimed the Italian did the same as Rooney following Glen Johnson's two-footed tackle on Joleon Lescott.

At Wigan, Mancini was furious that Figueroa only got a yellow card when he handled the ball to prevent Sergio Aguero running through on goal from the halfway line.

That prompted the manager's reaction but Mancini said: "It is different to a player who is near the referee. They can have more influence. From the bench, it is what you think at that moment but the referee doesn't see you."

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