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// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Shay Given insists Manchester City are aiming for a top six finish in the Premier League this season despite many tipping them for a title tilt.[LNB] Many expected City to challenge for a top four spot this term after their lavish spending over the summer but following their 100 per cent start to the season some have suggested the Blues can mount a serious title challenge.[LNB]But the former Newcastle man, who will play in his first Manchester derby on Sunday when City travel to Old Trafford to face rivals Manchester United, declares that the aim at the start of the season was to finish in the top six.[LNB]The 33-year-old admits he joined the Eastlands club to win trophies but the Irishman has urged caution for fans expecting too much too soon.[LNB]"We are excited with the start we have made but I can't sit here and say we are going to win this and that," he told the News of the World.[LNB]"Is the top four a possibility? It is too early to say. The owners have said top six and there's no reason why we can't do that.[LNB]"Who knows if we will win something this year? I want to do it sooner rather than later. I've come here to win trophies and the manager (Mark Hughes) is the same.[LNB]"He wants to win trophies as a manager, I want to win them as a player. When he walks in a room you sit up and listen."[LNB]Comfort zoneGiven also revealed one of the reasons why he left Newcastle, when he was just 34 games short of becoming the Magpies all time leading appearance maker - a record that has stood for 87 years - was because he didn't want to grow comfortable.[LNB]"People don't know how far we can go," he added. "We go out at the weekend and we think we can beat any team really.[LNB]"There is pressure on us because of the money we have invested in the summer but it's what I expected and it will get higher.[LNB]"The players we have bought have been in high pressure situations before, they've played for big clubs. You would rather be at a big club with big pressure.[LNB]"You don't want to live in the comfort zone. You want to challenge yourself every week. That is definitely going to be the case here.[LNB]"You know you have to be right on top of your game because the spotlight is on the club so much. When Manchester City roll into town now, people are coming to watch."[LNB]
