Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has openly declared he will try to sign Liverpool's best players. The Merseysiders face a cash crisis should they miss out on Champions League football next season, says The Sun.

And Manchester City chief Mancini has the mega-money to bag the Kop's crown jewels.

He said: "If they put Steven Gerrard, Javier Mascherano and Fernando Torres on the market, City will be interested.

"We at City will do everything possible to prevent Liverpool from finishing fourth."

City would have to shell out more than £100million for Liverpool's biggest names.

But that would not be a problem for the club's billionaire Arab owners.