Early blow for Mancini

Nedum Onuoha has intensified Roberto Mancini’s immediate concerns about Manchester City’s injury list by being ruled out for up to four weeks.

Mancini’s first game in charge is against Stoke on St Stephen's Day and he is without two defenders in Joleon Lescott, who has just had minor knee surgery, and Onuoha, who has a calf muscle strain.