Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland was pleased with his goal scoring performance in their 2-2 draw at Birmingham City.

Ireland was named man-of-the-match after the game and was quick to highlight the impact of substitute Carlos Tevez.

Ireland told City's website: "It was good to get man-of-the-match but I don't think I deserved it. I've got to thank Shaun for my goal because he put the ball on a plate for me and made it really easy for me to put it away.

"Carlos was superb, he changed the game when he came on and we've seen him do that in big games before. He can make a massive impact, even late on and bringing him on was a great decision. He was buzzing when he came on and was chasing people down all over."