Rome wasn’t built in a day - Mancini

Roberto Mancini has pleaded with Manchester City to allow him time to build a great team at Eastlands even if he does not secure the ambitious club a place in next season’s Champions League. The Blues are currently battling Tottenham and Aston Villa for the final Champions League place. “I want to stay here 200 per cent and if the owner wants me to stay, I will stay,” said the Italian on Friday. “When you want to build a good team you must have time. Every manager wants this. For this I think it’s important that I’m given the opportunity to build a team.” He added that he needed a pre-season to really mould the team he wants. “If I can work in pre-season I will know the players better. All managers need time.” Mancini won three successive Serie A titles in his previous job at Inter Milan.