You can usually rely on any Spoiler opinion piece to be greeted with accusations of bias. What is rarer is to read an admission of guilt right off the bat, so let’s mix things up by admitting right here, right now that Roberto Mancini is probably my favourite Premier League boss. Wow, so this is [...]
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Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini claims only Barcelona could cope with the huge number of absences he is dealing with at present.
For a variety of reasons, Yaya Toure, David Silva and Vincent Kompany all missed the midweek Carling Cup defeat to Liverpool.
Kolo Toure was absent too, while Mario Balotelli was replaced before half-time after aggravating an ankle problem.
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Mancini concerned by lack of funds
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A club insider commented...
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Five players to watch at the African Cup of Nations, which starts Saturday:
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