‘Six months to make City world beaters’

(30-09-2010) Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has pleaded for patience if he is to turn the big spending club into world beaters. Speaking ahead of the Blues clash with Juventus in the Europa League on Thursday, Mancini said it would take another six months to shape Manchester City into his own image. "I think we can create a special team in six months. We need time to improve day by day to change the mentality. We must start winning consistently. That is important,” commented the Italian, before raising the stakes by suggesting the EPL was stronger than Serie A. "I think the English championship is better than the Italian. They need to bring some big players back. They are not there at the moment."