Mancini expects Italians to make life hard

MANCHESTER CITY boss Roberto Mancini has warned his team to prepare for a different challenge in tonight’s crunch Champions League clash at Napoli.

City can secure a place in the last 16 of the competition with victory at the San Paolo Stadium but Mancini is expecting a contest unlike any other so far this season.

Mancini’s side have swept almost all before them on the domestic front, powering to a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League with 11 wins in 12 games.