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    Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is confident he would avoid the sack, even if the club did not finish in the top-four.

    City’s ambitious owners are desperate for success, and that means silverware and UEFA Champions League qualification.

    The club are still in the FA Cup, and are due to meet rivals Manchester United at Wembley in the semi-finals, whilst they are also well placed in fourth to book a Champions League spot.

    But Mancini insists that despite his major spending – over £150million since arriving, he would still be in a job even if he did not guide them to a top-four finish.

    “It is very important that we reach our targets but I don’t know whether my future is dependent on me finishing in the top four,” he said.

    “I don’t think so. I have a three-year contract.

    “In any case, we don’t want to finish fourth. We want to finish third.”

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