Source: Daily_Mail
FA Cup should be top priority for Manchester City, insists Nigel de Jong
Dutch courage: De Jong has set his sights on FA Cup glory [LNB]Nigel de Jong wants Manchester City to go all out for FA Cup glory in order to prove they can win the major prizes as well. [LNB]Manager Roberto Mancini is set to make at least six changes to his starting line-up for Tuesday night's third-round replay with Sven Goran Eriksson's Leicester at Eastlands. [LNB]Victory would book a very winnable trip to Notts County, which could then leave City just two victories from a Wembley semi-final - and three away from their first major final since 1981. [LNB]For a club currently so ambitious, but which has been starved of success for so long, it would be an appearance to relish, which is why De Jong is convinced no one at City should be dismissing what the FA Cup has to offer. [LNB]'You cannot put anything on a pedestal, including the Premier League or the Champions League,' said the Dutchman. [LNB]'The highest point for every footballer is the World Cup, but silverware is silverware. You can't just say we're going for this trophy or that one. [LNB]'This club has to start somewhere. Winning something would make the guys feel they can win more and be hungry for more success. [LNB] City slickers: Tevez and co survived a late Wolves fightback to keep the pressure on United [LNB]'It's about how you feel winning with each other. A lot of guys have won cups with different teams, but not together. [LNB]'If we start with an FA Cup or Europa League and get that feeling right, more success will come.'[LNB] Not that it will be easy. In introducing Shay Given, Patrick Vieira and James Milner to his starting line-up, Mancini is maintaining the quality threshold. [LNB]However, his vastly-expensive squad were outplayed for half an hour by Wolves on Saturday, and then survived a spirited fightback by the skin of their teeth against a club mired in relegation trouble. [LNB] Handy Andy: King pounced on Hart's mistake to rescue a draw for Leicester[LNB]Leicester had City rocking at the Walkers Stadium 10 days ago - and the Foxes were unable to overcome npower Championship basement boys Preston at the weekend. [LNB]It merely emphasises that nothing in English football comes easy, whether it is a trophy or a single win. [LNB]'It makes English football unique,' said De Jong. 'Over the last two years, the Premier League has developed to the point where it is not just about the first five teams. [LNB]'There are so many others who are real contenders these days. 'Wolves and all the other teams at the bottom of the league can give you real difficulties. [LNB]'That makes the league really exciting. We have seen this year everyone dropping points, which means the league could go all the way.'[LNB] Mancini stands his ground over Given as keeper continues to warm the benchManchester City move to hijack Arsenal's deal for Oxlade-ChamberlainMourinho sends Tevez SOS as Real plot sensational swoop for City strikerMANCHESTER CITY FC
