Roberto Mancini sacked as manager of Manchester City

Roberto Mancini has been sacked and branded a failure by Manchester City - a year to the day after he led them to Premier League glory.

City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak confirmed Mancini had been dismissed because he hadn't achieve the targets demanded of him this season.

The Italian had been told to retain the Premier League title and make it to the latter stages of the Champions League, but did not manage either one.

Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini is poised to succeed Mancini.

Source : mirror.co.uk