Kolo Toure says it is vital Manchester City regain that winning mentality if they are to finish in the top four.
Mark Hughes' men pushed up to fourth in the Barclays Premier League after earning a point against Birmingham City at the weekend.
It was the club's fourth straight draw but it was enough to move them ahead of Tottenham Hotspur on goal difference.
City are eight points behind leaders Chelsea with a match in hand but a place in next season's Champions League is a more realistic aim.
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Club captain Toure says City need to start winning again, sooner rather than later, starting on Saturday in the home match against Burnley.
He said: "We need to impose ourselves as we have some gifted players in this dressing room.
"We can enjoy our football by passing it and controlling games. That's what we need to achieve now. The team needs time but as time goes by we need to improve.
"City is not the team it was before, a lot of things have changed and our mentality has to change as well.
"We cannot be happy with a draw or drawing four games in a row. Chelsea, Arsenal or Liverpool would never be happy with that, which is why they have been at the top, so neither can we."
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