Stoke will be tougher than Man U: Mancini

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini sees Stoke City as a bigger threat than semi-final opponents Man Utd. Citizens are looking to break their 35-year trophy drought tonight

Stoke will be tougher than Man U: Mancini

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini sees Stoke City as a bigger threat than semi-final opponents Man Utd. Citizens are looking to break their 35-year trophy drought tonightu00a0

Manchester City bossu00a0 Robertou00a0 Manciniu00a0 believes that facing Stoke City in the FA Cup final tonight will prove a tougher proposition than taking on Manchester United.u00a0City beat local rivals United at the semi-final stage of the competition courtesy of Yaya Toure's winner and Mancini admits that his team would be foolish to underestimate the Potters. "Saturday will be harder than United," the former Inter boss said.

Manchester City players celebrate a goal by Mario Balotelli during
their EPL match against Fulham in Manchester earlier this year.
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"Stoke are a strong team and a very difficult team. To think they are an easy team would be a mistake.
"If we want to win we need to play very well. We should pay attention in every situation. We cannot concede anything. "We have achieved one piece of history by going into the Champions League, now it is time we won a title."

When asked about possible summer transfer activity, the Italian spoke of more potential big-name signings arriving now that City have qualified for the Champions League. "This year we will play in the Champions League so it will probably be different," he added. "Now, maybe it will be easier to take good players because all the good players want to play in the Champions League."u00a0City are poised to break their 35-year trophy drought if they manage to win tonight.