SWANSEA: Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is confident Wilfried Bony will go on to become a success after insisting he is a player they "need."
The substitute reminded Swansea what they were missing with a late goal as City guaranteed themselves a top-three finish and direct entry into next season's Champions League with a 4-2 win at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday.
Yaya Toure and James Milner goals had put Pellegrini's team in control of this Premier League fixture only for the home side to level up with goals from Gylfi Sigurdsson and Bafetimbi Gomis.
Another Toure strike -- again aided by more questionable work from Swans goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski -- put City back in control before his Ivorian teammate Bony, signed from Swansea for £28 million ($43 million, 37 million euros) in January, added a goal late on.
It was only Bony's second goal for City since his mid-season arrival but Pellegrini was confident the striker, who was applauded after his goal by Swansea fans, would be a success at Eastlands.
"He got the reception he deserves. He was very unlucky when we bought him because he started by going to the African Cup Of Nations," said Pellegrini.
"After that then he had an ankle and knee injury that stopped him for three weeks. Then we won five in a row and I did not want to make changes in this moment.
"... I am absolutely sure we bought the player we need."
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