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Man City boss Mancini backtracks over buy claims for Arsenal ace Van Persie

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has played down talk of landing Arsenal captain Robin van Persie.

After defeat to Benfica last night, Mancini backtracked on previous comments.

He said: "I said only that we are a top team and if we want to ask about the good players, we are interested. [Robin] van Persie, for us, is the best player but I don't think he can leave Arsenal."

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