Sunderland’s Borini backs himself to deliver against City
Bottom-place Sunderland face a huge task in attempting to turn over Pep Guardiola’s in-form Manchester City at the Stadium of Light on Sunday, but Fabio Borini claims they have one man who he knows won’t shirk the challenge.
Guardiola’s side put five past Huddersfield Town in their FA Cup replay last night and have 21 goals in their last seven fixtures, while Sunderland are two points adrift of 19th-place Hull City in the Premier League.
Striker Borini has just one goal – against Manchester United on Boxing Day – in 12 Premier League appearances this year, with Jermain Defoe’s 14 strikes picking up some of the slack.
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And with 12 games remaining and yet another relegation battle for David Moyes’ men, Borini believes his best is yet to come.
“They are pressure games and not everyone can play in those types of games, but I know when the pressure is on I perform at my best,” the 25-year-old said.
“I keep calm and I have experience which can help my performances, and the manager and my team-mates know that I can give the team goals and results.
“This weekend we have to stay in the game and to do that we need to defend well. It might be ugly and if we score it might be scrappy, but it doesn’t matter how we do it. We showed those qualities against Liverpool and Tottenham earlier in the season, so we know hard work can give us results.”
