Can Balotelli be tamed?

Manchester City 3 Watford 0

Just two days removed from his highly-publicised training ground “punch up” with manager Roberto Mancini, Balotelli was handed a substitute’s cameo for the final 20 minutes of a routine City third round victory.

A couple of well-struck shots were followed by a last minute effort which goalkeeper Jonathan Bond spilled directly to teenage substitute Marcos Lopes who completed the scoring.