Mancini tells players to man up

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has told his players they “can’t cry” after surrendering the initiative in the Premier League title race.

City, who have led the table for most of the season, now trail arch-rivals Manchester United by a point with 10 games remaining after losing at Swansea on Sunday.

That 1-0 loss came at the end of a bad week in which City were also beaten by the same scoreline in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie against Sporting in Portugal.