Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is keen for his side to re-ignite their title retention efforts on the back of Sunday's FA Cup success.
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Sergio Aguero scored twice as City recorded a comfortable 4-0 win over Leeds United at the Etihad Stadium to reach the quarter-final of the competition.
Mancini named a strong starting XI for the visit of Championship side, and the decision paid off for the hosts on the day.
He now hopes the Citizens will draw inspiration from the weekend's emphatic victory and turnaround their floundering Premier League form, the champions currently 12 points adrift of leaders Manchester United.
"In Italy, you say a game like this is like brodino soup, a starter," the Italian said.
"I hope it can help us to start to win in the Premier League."
Mancini added: "I am happy because it was important to win after Southampton.
"Every game in the FA Cup is difficult if you don't have a good approach.
"We started very well. Very quickly we scored two goals and after that it was easier."
A top-of-the-table clash with third-placed Chelsea awaits City next time out, and Mancini is optimistic about his side's chances of victory.
He said: "This is possible but I think we should be confident, always.
"We lost seven points in three games - this can happen for every team. We play a lot of games.
"I think in this moment they (United) deserve to be there because they played better than us. They scored more goals than us."
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