The Arsenal legend signed a six-month contract with the option of a further year after leaving Inter Milan.
The 33-year-old midfielder has arrived at Eastlands to boost City's push for the Champions League and his own claims for a place in the France squad for the World Cup.
Patrick Vieira poses with the Manchester City shirt
But Vieira, who won three titles with Arsenal, believes he can add another crown at Eastlands.
'The squad is packed full of quality that is why I believe the ambition should be high,'
he said. At Arsenal one year we won the title from 15 points behind at Christmas. Everything is possible.
'I came back to England because I think City is really exciting club with big ambition,” he went on. I still have dreams in football and one of them is to come back to the Premier League and win something.
'We can achieve something really special here. I want to convince the City board and the City players and fans that I didn’t come here just to spend six months.
'I have come here to give something to the club. I believe that I still have a lot to give and I believe the team is strong enough to win trophies.
'I'm really delighted, really happy, really proud to be back. City are a really ambitious club. I am very confident, I believe in myself. I know I am not 20, but I am not 40-45. Overall I am really motivated. I know I can give something to this club and hopefully we will be successful this year.'
City boss Roberto Mancini, who managed Vieira at the San Siro, told the club's official website: 'Patrick is a world-class midfielder with a winner’s mentality and will fit into this group very well.
'Patrick is one of the great players of his era with every almost every honour in the game against his name. I am sure City fans will welcome him warmly and appreciate the contribution he will make.'
Vieira made 279 appearances for Arsenal, winning three League titles, four FA Cups and captaining the 'Invincibles' side of 2003-04.'The squad is packed full of quality that is why I believe the ambition should be high,'
he said. At Arsenal one year we won the title from 15 points behind at Christmas. Everything is possible.
'I came back to England because I think City is really exciting club with big ambition,” he went on. I still have dreams in football and one of them is to come back to the Premier League and win something.
'We can achieve something really special here. I want to convince the City board and the City players and fans that I didn’t come here just to spend six months.
Reunion: Vieira poses with City boss Roberto Mancini
'I'm really delighted, really happy, really proud to be back. City are a really ambitious club. I am very confident, I believe in myself. I know I am not 20, but I am not 40-45. Overall I am really motivated. I know I can give something to this club and hopefully we will be successful this year.'
City boss Roberto Mancini, who managed Vieira at the San Siro, told the club's official website: 'Patrick is a world-class midfielder with a winner’s mentality and will fit into this group very well.
'Patrick is one of the great players of his era with every almost every honour in the game against his name. I am sure City fans will welcome him warmly and appreciate the contribution he will make.'
He enjoyed success with Juventus and Inter and has won the World Cup and European Championships during his 107 caps for the French team.
Earlier this week, Vieira said: 'I wanted to go to the World Cup and I need playing time. I have objectives and I can't achieve them by staying at Inter where I am not part of the coach's choice.
'What's important for me is to go to Manchester City, to show the coach that I am the same as I was during the period when he was at Inter. All this will help me get into the France team.'
After a mixed spell at AC Milan, Vieira joined Arsenal in 1996 and went on to become a pivotal figure in north London.
He moved to Juventus in 2005, spending one season at the Bianconeri during which time the club claimed the Scudetto before being stripped of the crown due to the match-fixing scandal and consequently relegated to Serie B.
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