Mancini plans to spend big this summer

  

After the apparent debacle that was Manchester City’s summer shopping last pre-season, it would appear Roberto Mancini has learnt his lesson and is putting his orders in early this time.

The Mirror reports that he has identified Shakhtar Donetsk

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PFA player of the year - The REAL nominations

The recently announced shortlist for the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the year award has thrown up a few surprises including the omissions of Capital One Cup winner Michu and Everton left back Leighton Baines.

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Fictional wonderkids or the real deal - defenders

The Football Manager gaming franchise has been one of the most time-consuming things to invade the lives of the average man (and occasional woman) since, well, football itself. Every season the scramble gets underway to sign the 'wonderkids' each version throws up. But how accurate was Football Manager 2013? it would be harsh to expect potential to be fulfilled immediately, just like in the video game, but let's have a look at the seasons of Premier League defenders bestowed with the tag.

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Will the FA Cup save Mancini?

The upcoming FA Cup semi-final between Manchester City and Chelsea may represent a significant moment in the career of Roberto Mancini and the history of Manchester City.

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Nastasic has been one of the signings of the season

As the Premier League reaches it's final furlong, fans and pundits alike are beginning to draw up conclusions to who the signing of the season has been.

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Whats going wrong at Manchester City?

Following their 3-1 defeat at Southampton on Saturday, Man City manager Roberto Mancini gave his side a ‘’10% chance’’ of retaining their Premier League crown, but why have City not matched the heights that they reached last season?

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Can Joleon Lescott find a way back in?

Just what has Joleon Lescott done to upset Roberto Mancini?  The England international centre half has not featured for Manchester City in over a month and has not started a league game since 20^th October.

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Mancini needs to become more decisive if he is to solve City’s defensive woes

Following Manchester City’s failure to hold onto leads against first Arsenal in the Premier League and then three days later Aston Villa as the Citizens crashed out of the League Cup, Roberto Mancini lamented his side’s defensive frailties so far this season

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Assessing Manchester City's summer transfers

Remarkably for a club that won the Premier League last season and who have such strength in depth, Manchester City were one of the busiest teams in the transfer market this summer and even more incredibly, saw their business drag out to the very last day with four signings confirmed in the window’s last 24 hours.

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