Manchester City captain Richard Dunne admits the club are not yet
ready to challenge for the top four in the Premier League.
The Republic of Ireland defender, 28, feels City are possibly 'the
best of the rest', but insists they will need to improve if they
are to become one of the big guns.
"At the moment, we are playing reasonably well and deserve to be
among the leaders," he said in the Daily Express.
"Each week as it comes along, you have to make sure the same
commitment and desire is there.
"There's no team that's going to grab that fifth place on their
own. So far, we're probably the best of the rest and we've had the
best start of anyone else."
City were involved in a six-goal thriller at the weekend, as they
drew 3-3 at Fulham, but Dunne is adamant that they need to win
those sort of games if they want to break into the top four.
"We take each game as it comes," he added.
"The manager said Fulham is a place you come to and win if you're
going to be in the top four. We need to be winning more games away
from home."
With a new owner and new manager at City, investment in fresh faces
during January is expected, and Dunne says the team will re-assess
their aspirations after that.
He added: "We just want to get as many points as we can and then if
the manager strengthens the squad in January we can have another
look and say we have got a squad to challenge for the top four, or
definitely make sure we're in the shake-up for the UEFA Cup
places."