Manchester City keeper Joe Hart has hailed his side's resolve for never giving up on securing their progress to the knockout stages of the Champions League. The Premier League champions left it until the last group match, a 2-0 victory over Roma thanks to goals from Samir Nasri and Pablo Zabaleta, to reach the last 16 and avoid another humiliating early exit. Hart, who was captain for the evening in Vincent Kompany's absence, is adamant the team are going in the right direction after the dramatic victory in Rome. Manchester City keeper Joe Hart celebrates after his side qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League
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Manchester City reached last 16 with 2-0 win at Roma on Wednesday
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Manuel Pellegrini's side faced a damaging group stage exit at half-time
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Goals from Samir Nasri and Pablo Zabaleta secured the crucial win
The Manchester City squad surround @placeholder after his fine strike opened the scoring in Rome