Mancini hopeful of top four

City chief remains confident of reaching his targets

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Mancini hopeful of top four

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Roberto Mancini is more confident than ever that Manchester City can finish in the top four, despite suffering two defeats in his first six league games in charge.

Mancini watched his team go down 2-1 at Hull on Saturday to equal the number of league defeats suffered this season by his predecessor Mark Hughes.

City find themselves three points behind Liverpool in fourth spot, but with two games in hand Mancini is optimistic his side can break the monopoly of the so called 'big four'.

"I'm even more confident," Mancini said ahead of Tuesday's game against Bolton. "Because in the first three or four games we have played very well after we've lost players (to injury).

"I'm confident when I recover all the players we can win this week at home and then win away (at Stoke next Tuesday).

"We must remember we have two games in hand and if we win them we go fourth. We have a good chance if we win this game.

"When we recover all our players I don't think it's a problem.

"I watch the players every day and when they work they work well and they want to arrive at our targets.

"On this I'm very confident.

"I think that Tottenham, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Manchester City and Arsenal are five teams playing for two places and we have a good chance."