Roberto Mancini: I built current Manchester City team
Former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says he has played his part in the team's success this season. Current boss Manuel Pellegrini has been credited with making City - who have scored 106 goals already this season - more attacking.But Galatasaray coach Mancini, who left City last summer, says it is the players he bought who are responsible."I'm happy that Manchester City is one of the best teams in England because I built this team," Mancini, 49, said."The players that score the goals are players that I bought - Sergio Aguero, Edin Dzeko, Yaya Toure, David Silva and Samir Nasri.
"After Mancini's departure, City recruited the likes of midfielder Fernandinho and striker Alvaro Negredo, who has already scored 23 goals in his first season.Pellegrini is targeting an unprecedented quadruple of Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Capital One Cup.
The Chilean boss has secured City's path to the knockout
stages of the Champions League, something Mancini failed to do in two attempts.
Former Lazio and Inter Milan boss Mancini, who joined City
in December 2009, guided the team to success in FA cup in 2011.
But after reportedly falling out with some of his players
last season, he said he held no bitterness towards City over his sacking last
summer after his side were beaten by Wigan Athletic in the FA cup
final at Wembley.
"When you work, you know you can have some problem with
the players, this is normal because the manager wants the players to work hard,
play well and the players should understand this," he said.
"When you change the manager, it is better maybe,
because you change the way to work.
"I think Pellegrini is doing a good job but what is
happening now at Manchester City, we did three years ago. It's the same."
The Italian added: "I'm very happy about what I did in
Manchester, I love the Manchester City supporters and I had a fantastic experience.
“After many years, it's the time to refresh the team”
Mancini on Manchester United
"After four or five years, maybe the manager needs to
change team. I did my job, I built a fantastic team, we played fantastic
football and we didn't win last year only because Manchester United bought
Robin van Persie.
"He was the difference, if not I think that would have
changed the history in Manchester over the last three years. We played really
good football and now they are continuing to do this."
Mancini said City's form this season means that Manchester
United need to restructure their squad if they are to continue to compete at
the top of the Premier League alongside the likes of Chelsea and his former
club.
"After many years, it's the time to refresh the
team," he told BBC World Service. "Chelsea changed and bought some
new players, City bought four or five new players."
But he also said he has sympathy for United manager David
Moyes after their disappointing start to the season.
"He worked for 10 years at Everton and he did a really
good job," said Mancini. "He is a good manager and I don't think he
needs my advice.
Former Everton boss Moyes replaced Sir Alex Ferguson last
summer following a period of unprecedented success for the club.
Mancini added it would be "difficult" for anyone
to follow Ferguson and lead a club used to competing for major titles every
season.
-BBC Sports
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