Roberto Mancini is quickly finding out that his honeymoon period at Man City has come to an end as reports of player revolts are being mixed with a disappointing run of form, City have only won one match in the last four and face a crucial match against Liverpool at home on Sunday. Mark Hughes was sacked after just losing two games this season and Mancini is already feeling the heat following some poor results and a defeat against Liverpool would see them lose that all important 4th place in the race for Champions League qualification. When he arrived at City, Mancini promised Champions League football come the end of the season and he may find himself struggling to keep his job if that goal is not achieved.

Their latest result saw them pick up a lucky draw away at Stoke thanks to a poor referring decision denying Stoke a winner, it was a disjointed display all round despite playing against ten men in the second half but unable to make the breakthrough. The Sack Race understands that there is now some unrest in the City dressing room with the players struggling to adapt to the new training methods of the Italian, its thought that he likes to change training times at a moments notice which is not going down well with the players. Craig Bellamy is one of the names being mentioned as being unhappy with Mancini and that will be a worry for City fans as the Welshman has been in great form so far this term.

At this stage the bookmakers are holding firm in the Next Premier League Manager to be Sacked Betting Mancini still looking relatively safe but a defeat against Liverpool on Sunday are likely to see those odds tumble. The match could well be one of the most important of Roberto Mancini’s career with an awful lot on the line, he will need to get his expensive stars up for the game that could well define their season. A win for Mancini and all the troubles of the past couple of weeks will be forgotten and the Champions League will become a real possibility for the ambitious Man City team.

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