Mancini wants Inter repeat at City

Roberto Mancini wants to repeat the success he enjoyed as a manager with Inter Milan at Manchester City.

Mancini was installed in the Eastlands hotseat when the Premier League side sacked former manager Mark Hughes just hours after the club’s 4-3 win at home to Sunderland on Saturday.

Speaking to City’s website ahead of his first press conference as the club’s manager here on Monday, the 45-year-old Mancini said he saw parallels between Inter and City.

“I hope history repeats itself,” he said.

“I am proud to get the job because City is a good club with good players. Manchester is similar to Milan in its football passion,” the Italian added.

“In Milan there are two big teams there fighting for supremacy and silverware and here it is the same. I like the challenge of that.”

Mancini guided Inter to three straight Serie A titles between 2005 and 2008.

He has installed the experienced Brian Kidd, a former Manchester United and Manchester City striker who was a coach at United under Sir Alex Ferguson, as his assistant.

Mancini’s backroom staff will also feature compatriot Ivan Carminati, who was England’s fitness coach under their Italian manager Fabio Capello.

“I know Brian, he is a boss in English football,” Mancini said of the former Blackburn Rovers manager.

“I know his record as a top player for City, Everton and (Manchester) United. He was a striker, I was a striker; we share the same football philosophy. He has also has great coaching experience. I am sure we will gel very well.”

Saturday’s win left City, who haven’t won a major trophy since 1976, sixth in the table.

But a run of two wins from 11 league matches wasn’t good enough for the club’s Abu Dhabi-based owner Sheikh Mansour, who has spent some 200 million pounds on bringing players to the club.