Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has mocked the suggestion that he could be sacked if he fails to deliver the FA Cup this season. Mancini's side are 12 points adrift of city rivals United in the Premier League title race and failed to qualify from the Champions League group phase for the second successive year.
The Italian, who won the FA Cup in 2011 before winning the Premier League title last season, has previously boasted about his record of having won silverware in each of his full seasons as a manager. Former City player Danny Mills has suggested that Mancini could be fired as soon as Thursday if his team are knocked out of the FA Cup by Championship side Leeds on Sunday.