Brian Kidd has warned Sir Alex Ferguson that Manchester City is close to the brink on a great era.
Kidd, currently the number two man at the Citizens, had been Ferguson's assistant when United began their accumulation of silverware under the Manchester United manager.
With £76 million already spent this summer, it is clear that the club has great ambitions to be contenders for the Premier League title this season.
Kidd believes that if City were able to win a title that it could spark a run of great success for the club.
"It's similar to how it was at United when we won that first title. We just need a trophy to get us on a roll," Kidd told The Sun.
"When we won the League Cup in 1992, everybody was doing cartwheels because we had qualified for Europe. That's what it meant.
"But it went on from there. We need the first trophy at City and, once we win one, the mentality will grow.
"I honestly believe there are a lot of talented players here. We have a great squad now."
City's trophy cabinet has not had any new additions in 34 years, but the 61-year-old believes that the club just need some initial success to spark off a run like Manchester United did before.
"When you look at it, United won the league and that's how it grows. It's about silverware, it's a results business.
"That's what happens. It grows and you want more. It's like goalscorers - if they have a lean time, they get worried.
"But if a striker scores one then things change and the others start to come. It's a mindset. The demands are huge but, once something happens, it sparks other things."
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