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Manuel Pellegrini has reiterated his desire to bring trophies to Manchester City - and improvements to the club's Champions League record.

The Chilean, while addressing the media for the first time, said that the 2011-12 champions will have to be at their very best this season if they are to win the league.

He also confirmed that the signings of Fernandinho and Jesus Navas were his and that the club are in the market for at least one more striker.

Manchester City fans were also promised attacking football by Pellegrini, who will follow the offensive style of play he's deployed at his previous clubs.

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On the hunt for trophies, he said: "I know the last two years were not very good in the Champions League and I will try to improve that. That's not the only thing, though, and I will try to get another Premier League title.

"When Manchester City won the league it was one of the most important things for the club and we will try to repeat it.

"But we don't have priority for one competition and we will try to do our best in all of them."

The Premier League will be a first port of call after finishing second to their rivals Manchester United last season. But Pellegrini insists there is plenty of competition.

"I'm sure Moyes will do very well and Mourinho already knows everything about the Premier League," the Chilean added. "I think it will be a very competitive Premier League and five or six teams will try to win it.

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"I think here in the Premier League we have Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham, and maybe another one. These teams are always trying to win the Premier League.

"It's not easier than other years and we will try to win it."

Pellegrini also spoke about the end of Carlos Tevez's time at the club and his search for a replacement.

"I spoke with Carlos a few weeks ago and I felt that he didn't want to stay here. He was very clear. It was the best choice for Carlos and for the club.

"We have two strikers at the moment and we need another but I won't name names at the moment. We need two players in every position and we will try to do our best to get them.

"In the next week we will see the different situations of all the players. We will see what happens with all of them.

"I think we have a very good squad and some really very good players so we can try to reach important targets."

Pellegrini also revealed he first had chance to take charge at City six years ago, when he was at Villarreal and then-owner Thaksin Shinawatra opted for Sven-Goran Eriksson.

And that was not the 59-year-old's only brush with the Barclays Premier League - with Liverpool also apparently interested three years ago.

In 2010, after Rafael Benitez left Anfield, Pellegrini was available following his dismissal by Real Madrid but Malaga proved his next destination.

The Chilean, speaking as he was formally unveiled as City's new boss, said: "I had twice chances to arrive here before.

"One was to Manchester City but with the other owners, not these owners. Liverpool, I was very near, after Real Madrid, to arrive at Liverpool.

"But for different things, it was not the moment. Now it is the right moment with the right club."

Fernandinho joined Pellegrini in today's press conference and says he had no hesitation about moving to the Etihad.

At £30million, City paid over the odds to sign the 28-year-old Brazil midfielder from Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk this summer.

Given his age, they are unlikely to recoup much of their outlay on the player, but he is determined to show he was worth the big investment.

“I want to repay the club for what they have done for me by playing well on the pitch and winning as many trophies as possible,” said Fernandinho.

Officially named Fernando Luiz Roza, he was City’s top target, a factor in his decision to sign.

He said: “That was very important for me. I think the main challenge for me is a different style, compared with my last team.

“Also, the amount of games during the season will be more than I am used to.”

Fernandinho, who hopes his move will help secure his place in Brazil’s squad for next year’s home-based World Cup, said City were now seen as a major club worldwide.

“In Ukraine, as well as in Brazil, City are now considered one of the best teams in the world,” he added. “After I signed, people back home in Brazil congratulated me for signing for one of the top teams in the world.

“My first aim is to play well for my club, City. And if I do that, I’m sure that will come to the attention of the national manager.”

* FORMER England goalkeeper Richard Wright has signed a new one-year contract with Manchester City.

Wright, 35, joined City as a free agent last summer and served as back-up to Joe Hart and Costel Pantilimon without making a first-team appearance.