Aston Villa’s Shay Given believes Manchester City will win titles in near future – EPL News
Newly signed Aston Villa goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Shay-Given-c33284, believes that Manchester City have the quality and strength in their squad to win the English Premier League and UEFA Champions League in the near future.
Following the takeover of Arab billionaire, Sheikh Mansour, in 2008, Manchester City have brought in some high-profile players and have been constantly fighting for silverware.
The Blues have already spent over £1 billion to bring new faces to the Eastlands. Roberto Mancini’s men managed to end Manchester City’s 35-year trophy after they won the FA Cup last season. Moreover, the Blues have also managed to qualify for the upcoming
UEFA Champions League as they finished third in the recently concluded Barclays Premier League.
Given, one of Sheikh Mansour’s initial signings for the Citizens, believes that the Citizens have enough quality and depth in their squad to win silverware.
The former Newcastle United custodian told the reporters, "They'll do big things, and rightly so."
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Republic-of-Ireland-c2987 international believes that Manchester City have enough sources to lure world class players, which will inevitably help the Citizens to win titles in foreseeable future.
"They've got fantastic owners who are very supportive in bringing in some of the best players of the world, so I think it's inevitable they'll do big things - winning the Premier League and winning the European Cup,” Given added.
The former Newcastle United goalkeeper reckons that Roberto Mancini’s men will now keep on fighting for the titles as they have unlimited transfer sums at their disposal to bring new high profile players.
"If not next year, then in the years to come. It's just a matter of time. When you have that level of support, there's every chance you can do that," the 35-year-old goalkeeper concluded.
The Irish international has backed his decision of moving to Aston Villa as he admitted that lack of first team opportunities at the Eastlands had gotten frustrating.
The 35-year-old lost his first team place to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Joe-Hart-c18699 as Roberto Mancini opted to instate the highly-rated English goalkeeper between the sticks. The former Newcastle United custodian spent most of the time on the sidelines and featured in only four matches
for Manchester City last season.
Shay Given completed his move to Aston Villa to replace Brad Friendel, who joined Tottenham Hotspurs last month, and has already featured in the club’s friendly defeat against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786.
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