Roberto Mancini has fanned the flames ahead of Monday's Manchester derby by insisting City do not deserve to be 15 points behind rivals United in the title race.
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| Frustration: Roberto Mancini claims United are not 15 points better than City |
United are closing in on the Premier League title, but the Italian claims the 15-point gap between Sir Alex Ferguson's team and City is not a true reflection of the gulf between the two Manchester clubs.
"We don't deserve to be 15 points behind," said Mancini. "United have played very well and won a lot of games.
"They are unbeaten in their last 18 games in the Premier League. Their last defeat was at Norwich.
"So they deserve to stay at the top. But not by 15 points. It's not a true table.
"Now we have eight games left. If we play well and win a lot of those games, maybe we can reduce the gap. This should be our target at the moment."
"We don't deserve to be 15 points behind," said Mancini. "United have played very well and won a lot of games.
"They are unbeaten in their last 18 games in the Premier League. Their last defeat was at Norwich.
"So they deserve to stay at the top. But not by 15 points. It's not a true table.
"Now we have eight games left. If we play well and win a lot of those games, maybe we can reduce the gap. This should be our target at the moment."
Mancini also does not expect Carlos Tevez's community service order to hamper the club in any way.
The Argentinian striker was this week ordered to undertake 250 hours of unpaid community work after being found guilty of driving while disqualified.
The punishment comes at a time when Tevez has been in fine form on the field having scored six goals in his last seven appearances.
When asked if the community service was likely to cause a problem for City, Mancini said: "I don't think so, no. I didn't speak with him about this.
"I think that Carlos made a mistake and he will pay for this. But usually he has good behaviour."
Another City player, Samir Nasri, has also been banned from driving this week.
Mancini does not think these incidents badly affect the image of the club.
He said: "I don't think this. This is their private life. We can do nothing about this. This can happen sometimes."
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