Mancini happy with form despite lack of goals

Roberto Mancini said he was not concerned about Manchester City's dip in form in front of goal ahead of their decisive Champions League game against Ajax.

City failed to score in a goalless Premier League draw away to West Ham on Saturday after beating Swansea by just a single goal the previous time out.

Their Italian manager, Mancini, will hope his forwards can improve on that return when they face Ajax at Eastlands tomorrow in a game they must win to maintain a realistic chance of reaching the knockout stages.

A failure to advance from the group phase would increase the pressure on Mancini, who has already been forced to respond to speculation linking former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola with a move to City.

But Mancini was adamant he was happy with the current form of his English champions, who are still the only unbeaten side in the Premier League this season and are just two points behind leaders Manchester United.

He highlighted the number of chances they created against West Ham as evidence of the level of the team's performance.

"When you have so much possession and so many shots you deserve to win and we missed four incredible chances to score," Mancini said.