Manchester City strolled through into the next round of the FA Cup, with a 5 – 0 thrashing against Paul Ince’s Notts County.
However one of the main talking points of the game was the substitution of Carlos Tevez for mario Balotelli, who refused to shake his team-mates hand, gave the evil eye to Mancini, then later turned the tantrum even further as he walked down the tunnel in disgust.
This was only half the story, he was substituted for the poor standard he was serving up and his general attitude towards the opponents, Notts County.
Roberto Mancini Said:
“We decided before the game to replace him after an hour.”
“It’s his first start after injury and he had a clash of heads. He was unhappy but I will explain to him in a couple of days. ”
“It’s not a problem. We want him fit for the next two months as we have a lot of games. He played well and didn’t have any problems with his knee.”
“We want to ease Mario back into action. He knew he would not play the full game. Sometimes in training when he misses a chance he holds his knee and then when he scores he doesn’t!”