Mancini regrets not splashing cash on defence

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The Italian wishes he had moved to bolster his rearguard after captain Vincent Kompany was injured in the FA Cup fourth round win at Stoke on January 26.

At the time City did not expect the 26-year-old’s calf problem to require as lengthy a lay-off but he has not played since and Mancini feels his absence has been a “big problem”.