Mancini, who replaced the sacked Mark Hughes on Saturday, won three Serie A titles with Inter Milan and the 45-year-old is desperate to get back to the top, having contributed to his own downfall at the Italian club.
He threatened to resign during the 2007-08 season only to quickly change his mind. But the outburst angered Inter president Massimo Moratti who sacked Mancini and brought in Jose Mourinho despite bagging a third consecutive league title.
Mancini's arrival at Inter in 2004 did not bring immediate results and he was under pressure two years later until Italy's match-fixing scandal meant his club were awarded their first title since 1989 after table-toppers Juventus were relegated.
Inter's second league triumph under him was slightly devalued by Juve being in Serie B and AC Milan starting the campaign with an eight-point penalty from the match-fixing affair. But there could be no qualms about the third.
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"The most beautiful thing is to be there on the field," he told Sky television earlier this year.
"It does not necessarily have to be a team that's fighting for the title. It could be a side that has an important project for the future."
