Mancini plays it cool as City show heart to cage Canaries

Norwich 3 Manchester City 4

As it stands, Manchester United are still seven points clear of their local rivals at the pivotal point of the New Year and remain favourites to win back the trophy they lost so agonisingly last season.

For a tactician like Mancini, the table could be used as a motivational tool to inspire his faltering champions; but it certainly won’t be pasted on the wall at Carrington this morning.