Roberto Mancini: Last News

Manchester United were utterly thrashed by Manchester City that instantly calmed the legendary boss down. Ahead of the Manchester derby on Sunday, the shift in power has firmly moved over to the blue half of the city but it was not always that way - with the Red Devils under Fergie dominating the Premier League for many years.

Manchester City will return to the Bernabeu on Monday with the confidence of a team that knows they can win the Champions League.

Manchester City will face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals, as they learned their route to the final on Friday.

As colourful characters go, there are few that are bigger in football than Mario Balotelli and he lit up the dressing room of his latest club - literally!

Manchester City hero David Silva is reportedly set to retire due to a complex anterior cruciate ligament injury in his left knee.

Manuel Pellegrini returned to Manchester on Thursday evening as Real Betis manager as his side resumed their Europa League campaign.

Former Chelsea and Italy striker Gianluca Vialli has died at the age of 58 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Grateful Kolo Toure believes former Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is one of the best on the planet after serving his coaching apprenticeship under the Irishman.

Manchester City star Phil Foden can help fire England to a hugely important Nations League win in Italy on Friday night.

Daily Star Sport has taken a look at six footballers who left their managers devastated by succeeding in pushing for a move to pastures new. READ MORE: King Charles no longer 'owns' one of England's most famous sport venues after accession Payet forced a move from West Ham back to Marseille back in the summer of 2017 despite taking the Premier League by storm thanks to the faith of Bilic. Which football transfer made you feel the most upset? Tell us in the comments section below. The France international scored 26 goals and laid on 33 assists across his 110 appearances in the top-flight - making his exit all the more painful for his manager.Bilic said the following year: "I tried to persuade him [to stay] and spoke to him a few times but when it came to the point that it started to damage the dressing room and the players started asking what was going on, then I had to react." Robin van Persie forced a move away from Arsenal by rejecting talks over a new contract - forcing Arsene Wenger to let him join Manchester United.

Sunderland after signing on a season-long loan in 2015. The highly rated French midfielder was being chased by Arsenal earlier in his career, and after a season at Inter Milan it was Sunderland that managed to fend off competition to secure his services.M'Vila arrived with a slightly mischievous disciplinary record, although Sunderland couldn't resist giving the Frenchman a chance.

England and Italy played out a 0-0 draw in their Nations League clash on Saturday night, failing to gain revenge for the Euro 2020 final last summer.The Three Lions, therefore, remain bottom of their group despite carving out several clear-cut opportunities against Roberto Mancini’s side. Though it wasn’t just England creating the chances.The best opening of the game fell to AC Milan midfielder Sandro Tonali in the first half.

Premier League cult hero Tugay looks completely different now, with his iconic flowing locks nowhere to be seen.The former midfielder used to have his long blonde hair trailing behind him while running the middle of the park for Blackburn from 2001-09. But even towards the end of his career he started turning grey.And now 51 years old, Tugay has not only fully embraced the silver fox look, but also adopted a much shorter slicked-back version of his hair-do.

Lionel Messi has not had the easiest season after leaving Barcelona for PSG, but the Argentina star provided a timely reminder against Italy of how devastating he can be with the ball at his feet with a phenomenal display of skill.The 34-year-old was selected by Lionel Scaloni for Argentina’s Finalissima clash against Euro 2020 winners Italy, the first of its kind pitting the Copa America champions against the European winners. And it was Messi who stole the show with an outrageous piece of dribbling to silence his doubters.Receiving a pass into feet and his back to goal, Messi kept the ball glued to his feet as he swivelled away from Azzurri full-back Giovanni Di Lorenzo.

Manchester United are set to go head-to-head with Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur for the signature of Inter Milan centre-back Alessandro Bastoni this summer.

Feyenoord star Marcos Senesi is stuck in an international tug-of-war between Italy and Argentina with both sides set to face off next month.The 25-year-old is eligible for both countries but has yet to make a single cap for either of them despite interest from both sides. And he now has a decision to make after being called up to the Italy squad by manager Roberto Mancini.However, the defender would rather play for the country of his birth - Argentina.

World Cup qualifying defeat at the hands of North Macedonia after being awarded the Laureus World Team of the Year Award. Chiellini said that he and his colleagues felt "destroyed and crushed" after Aleksandar Trajkovski's last gasp winner put the reigning Euro 2020 champions out at the semi-final stage of knockout qualifiers.

Manchester United are in desperate need of a new manager to resolve their ongoing troubles, and the Red Devils have been urged to appoint a boss who "doesn't take s*** from anyone."United are thought to be close to appointing Ajax boss Erik ten Hag as their new long-term manager in the summer, as Ralf Rangnick's interim position ends on June 1. The Red Devils have been without a concrete boss since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was dismissed towards the end of last year.But United have been urged to alter their approach as they continue their search for the ideal candidate, suggesting that Ten Hag may not be what they need after all.

Kalvin Phillips’ baffling shoes.The return of Premier League football after the international break was almost completely hijacked by the Leeds United ace’s bizarre footwear he was wearing in the preceding days. Phillips’ return to the pitch was one of the most promising sights of the recent game week, but his shoes sent supporters and Manchester City ace Jack Grealish scuttling towards their key-board.However, the England men’s senior player of the year is not the first footballer to leave the industry non-plussed by their choice of clothing.

tattoos on his social media- which have gone on his face.Never one to shy away from the limelight, the former Manchester City star has caught the eye once again for his latest antics. Both on and off the pitch, the striker has made a huge impression but this might be his most audacious yet.On Monday, Balotelli took to social media to showcase his latest ink on his Instagram story.

Daily Star Sport has taken a look at some of the most recent World Cup qualifier ties where the 'minnow's picked up the win.Fresh of winning Euro 2020, Italy were seen as the overwhelming favourites to comfortably dispatch North Macedonia over the course of two legs.Roberto Mancini's side drew 1-1 in the first leg with Chelsea's Jorginho missing a penalty with minutes remaining. In the second leg, Jorginho once again stepped up from 12 yards out but once again failed to find the back of the net.