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Pep Guardiola his credited Roberto Mancini as the man who truly changed Manchester City 's mentality.

The current Blues boss has been given plenty of plaudits for turning City into a team that churns out trophies, with the Carabao Cup victory on Sunday meaning they have won eight of the last nine available domestic prizes.

Now the Blues have their eyes on the FA Cup , as they prepare to travel to Sheffield Wednesday or tomorrow night's fifth round tie.

Guardiola 's rush of silverware is unprecedented in the club's history, but when he was asked whether it is winning competitions which has transformed City, Guardiola refused to take the credit.

Instead, he pointed to predecessor Mancini, who arrived in 2009, broke the club's 35-year trophy drought by lifting the FA Cup in 2011 and then led the Blues to their first league title for 44 years in the following season. Mancini is loved by the City fans but his volatile reign meant he was unpopular with some of the players and staff.

Guardiola did not hesitate to name the Italy manager as the man who truly made a difference.

"It started more than one decade ago, and (with) a lot of people working here," said Guardiola when asked about the importance of trophy-winning.

"The most important thing was the league when Roberto Mancini was here - it changed the mentality of the club.

"The first one is always the most difficult one and Mancini and his people and players did it."