Mancini: we will be top dogs

ROBERTO MANCINI has claimed Manchester City will one day knock Manchester United off their pedestal as England’s biggest club.

Mancini will experience his first local derby at Eastlands tonight knowing victory in the two-legged semi-final would secure City a place in a major domestic showpiece for the first time since 1981.

Given the amounts of cash owner Sheikh Mansour has already invested, with the promise of much more to come, it seems only a matter of time before a 34-year trophy drought comes to an end as well.