Mancini blasts ‘incredible’ reports about training methods

ROBERTO MANCINI has defended his training methods, saying he finds it “incredible” that reports have suggested they are a divisive issue within the Manchester City squad.

Mancini enjoyed four straight wins after being appointed manager at Eastlands in December with the team netting 10 times and conceding only once, but since then things have been more of a struggle.

City go into tonight’s FA Cup fifth-round replay at Stoke with only two wins from their last seven matches. The Italian’s honeymoon period is well and truly over and rumours of unhappiness amongst the players about his approach to the job have risen to the fore in recent weeks.