This is the City of fourth victory in four games since dealt with Mancini. These additional three points to make City surged to a big four sequence positions, the position of the target at the beginning of their minilal this season.

Mancini said the team would not talk too much about the title associated with distance from the head of the league, Chelsea are still relatively far: seven points and four points from Arsenal who are in third position. However, he would dare to speak after two months in advance.

“We’re not going to see the standings for the time being. There are 17 action that must be lived and we will see later on. We’re just going to talk about the standings at one or two months,” he said.

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Patrick Vieira claims Manchester City could still compete for Premier League title when delivering himself in front of City fans at Eastlands.

French defensive midfielder has signed a deal worth £ 100,000 from Inter Milan with a contract for six months.

Vieira admitted the move was partly motivated by a desire to secure his position in the French squad ahead of the World Cup in June. “I hope that the club will also give me a chance to return to the French national team,” he added.

33-year-old player was going to wear number 24 and going back to make his debut against Blackburn Rovers on Monday at Eastlands.