Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has heaped praise on his side after they scored twice in the final 10 minutes to rescue a 2-1 victory over Watford this evening.

City appeared to be on course for a seventh straight away league game without a victory courtesy of Aleksandar Kolarov's own goal from a corner, but Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero struck within three minutes of each other to close the gap on league leaders Arsenal to three points.

Pellegrini hailed the team's character following the dramatic late turnaround, and believes that his side will only continue to improve as key players return to fitness.

"I always said this team has a lot of character. We never give up, in every important game we always keep the face. We won the Champions League group in the same way. We were very unlucky to be losing this game, because the corner was not a corner, and after that it was an own goal, but we keep our minds cool," he told Sky Sports News.

"We continued to think we would [turn the game around], and we did it. It was a very good game, and tough for both teams. I was happy about the last three games, especially [the 0-0 draw at] Leicester. We played very well against the best team in the first half of the season. Before that we played well against Sunderland and didn't play bad against Arsenal. We did not deserve to lose that game.

"We are returning to our form by recovering important players and once they are 100% fit the team will improve every game. I am so happy to be in all competitions despite all the injuries we've had. We must be thinking game by game. We next have Everton."

The win saw City score two or more goals in a Premier League away game for the first time since August.