Poor relationships at Man City cost Mancini job

Mancini, who signed a new five-year deal last July, will receive compensation following his dismissal but it will be for much less than the four years left on his contract.

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Roberto Mancini was sacked as Manchester City manager for his poor communication and relationships with players and executives. The Italian’s failure to pay enough attention to developing young players was also behind his exit, BBC Sport has learnt.

City’s preferred candidate to take over is Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini, although no deal has been done.
Assistant manager Brian Kidd will take temporary charge of the first team. Mancini’s last game in charge at the club was the FA Cup final defeat by Wigan at Wembley. The 48-year-old Italian was dismissed on Monday - a year to the day after steering City to the league title.

City’s statement said he had “failed to achieve any of its stated targets this year, with the exception of qualification for next season’s Uefa Champions League”. But Mancini’s problems with players, fellow executives and the board were also major factors in his departure from a post he took over from Mark Hughes in December 2009. The former Inter manager, also won an FA Cup with City in 2011.