Given: City unfazed by patchy early form

SHAY GIVEN insists Manchester City’s patchy pre-season form is not a cause for concern.

Despite spending close to a £100 million (€117m) over the course of the summer, Mark Hughes’ side have struggled in pre-season, winning one and losing two of their three games during their tour of South Africa.

And in their most recent friendly on Saturday, City needed a late equaliser by Martin Petrov to claim a 1-1 draw at Barnsley.