Roberto Mancini has said he rates Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal above his Manchester City in the race for the Premier League title (Man City 12/1 Premier League – Outright).

The Italian takes his players to Goodison Park in the late Saturday fixture for a difficult assignment against Everton (Everton 17/10 draw 11/5 Man City 13/8 Premier League – match betting) hoping they can consolidate a place in the top four.

The former Internazionale boss has won his opening four games since being installed as the successor to Mark Hughes and has a Carling Cup semi-final double-header against local rivals United to look forward to.

Mancini feels a more realistic target is securing Champions League football and does not expect City will overhaul the usual suspects.

“To my mind there are three teams who can win the league; Chelsea, United and Arsenal,” he said.

“Football can be strange and things can change in a couple of months.

“There are other teams who are only just behind so nothing is totally impossible but for me, it is between those three.”

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