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Man City sack manager Mancini
Manchester City's Italian manager Roberto Mancini reacts after his team lost the English FA Cup final football match between Manchester City and Wigan Athletic at Wembley Stadium in London on May 11, 2013. AFP PHOTO
Posted Tuesday, May 14 2013 at 08:40
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Brian Kidd, Mancini's assistant, having performed a similar role at United and played for both Manchester clubs, will take charge of City's final two matches of the season, starting with the Premier League fixture away to Reading on Tuesday.
Brian Kidd, Mancini's assistant, having performed a similar role at United and played for both Manchester clubs, will take charge of City's final two matches of the season, starting with the Premier League fixture away to Reading on Tuesday.
Mancini's sacking came on the same day United celebrated the 13th and final Premier League title of veteran manager Alex Ferguson's Old Trafford reign of more than 26 years, with an open-top bus parade through Manchester.
The 71-year-old Scot is retiring at the end of the season having -- unlike Mancini and many other managers -- quit at a time of his own choosing.
Even a few weeks ago the prospect of both Manchester clubs needing new managers would have seemed outlandish.
United have though already appointed Ferguson's successor, with David Moyes, currently the manager of Everton, due at Old Trafford in July.
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