Cook aiming to be best

Manchester City chief executive Garry Cook has hit back at detractors who believe the club are aiming too high. His comments come as expectations have gone up a notch at Eastlands since the mega-rich Abu Dhabi owners took over.But Cook says it is right to have ambition - and he is aiming on taking on city rivals Manchester United to be the best.He told the Manchester Evening News: "People say our ambitions are too high but I don't see a problem with having the ambition to be the best in England and then Europe.Success culture"It is about building a culture of success here - not one of survival."I want to be competing with United one day and I have no reason to think we won't be."While Cook is not expecting instant success, he believes the club have a solid base and he is preparing for a busy summer.Speaking on the club's end-of-season DVD, he added: "Was it a great season? No it wasn't.Foundations"Was is a good season? I think the second half was good and we laid those foundations I was talking about."Now we must work hard all summer to add strength to the club. It is the best time to do transfer business because January is hard."Summer is vital preparation time for the new season and unless you have that it impacts against your capabilities at the start of the season."For the first time in three years this club is going into the pre-season with the same people at the helm and we feel good about that."

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