Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says his players should win the title for themselves.

Mancini is soon to find out whether his players are capable of digging out the results he needs if his second full season at the Etihad Stadium is not to end without a trophy.

"They should do it for themselves and for the club," said Mancini on Tuesday.

"They should not need to do it for me. For the same reasons as them, I want to win this championship.

"I am confident because the players are very strong and they know we have a big chance to win this title. I also think we deserve this after being top for seven months.

"We were top of the league until one week ago, so we don't want to lose this chance to win."