Eriksson set for exit after City shambles

SVEN Goran Eriksson was last night set to be put out of his misery at Manchester City after being summoned for talks over his future with representatives of the owner Thaksin Shinawatra.

The off-the-field farce that has been City for the past few weeks spilled onto the pitch as Middlesbrough ran up their biggest top flight winning margin for 58 years. “I expect to speak to people from the owner's side,” he confirmed. “Or should I say, they will speak to me.”

City were a shambles as the uncertainty over Eriksson's future clearly took its toll on the players. “To live with this insecurity is never good for anyone,” he added. “I hope to live in the secure very soon, in hours I hope. I expect to speak to his people as soon as I finish here. Not with Thaksin, he's not here.”