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'Forget United," Roberto Mancini tells Manchester City players ahead of Arsenal clash

Image: Roberto Mancini: Confident of reining in rivals Manchester United

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has told his team to forget the pressures of the title race and focus on beating Arsenal this Sunday.

Edin Dzeko and Carlos Tevez are likely to continue up front in Aguero's absence although Mario Balotelli is back in contention after overcoming a virus and scoring twice for the under-21s on Monday. Alongside Aguero, Dzeko is the team's top scorer this term with 10 but despite scoring three in his last three starts, is still to shake off a reputation for performing better as an impact substitute. Mancini said: "It is important Edin plays like against Norwich and against Stoke. "If he play likes like he did against these two teams he could be important. "I don't think there is one player that is happy to stay on the bench but we can play only with 11 players and someone should go on the bench sometimes. "If Edin continues to score, I don't think we can have a problem." Arsenal v Manchester City is live on Sky Sports 1 this Sunday. For more details click here

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