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City give sacked Hughes winning send-off

Man City 4 Sunderland 3: Mark Hughes signs off from his stint at Eastlands with victory, though defensive woes surface again

Meet the key players at Manchester City

From Sheikh Mansour, who sunk £750m into a club he had never seen, to Garry Cook, the chief executive who polarises opinion

Temper and talent help Mancini stand out

The Italian is unquestionably a bit different, but success in Europe is definitely missing from his CV, says Gabriele Marcotti

Best practice abandoned as panic sets in

In abandoning their stated virtues of continuity and patience, Man City have signified an insatiable lust for immediate gratification

City win comes too late for Hughes

Man City 4 Sunderland 3: Santa Cruz scores twice but defensive lapses show why City owners are showing their manager the door

'Disappointed' Hughes hits out at manner of dismissal

Welshman criticises decision to sack him as manager and reveals he was only told after yesterday's win over Sunderland

Expensive transfer market failures cost Hughes

It was inevitable the Manchester City manager would stand or fall on the basis of his recruitment drive at Eastlands

Mancini replaces Hughes despite player revolt

Abu Dhabi owners ignore plea from players to keep Welshman and appoint former Inter coach to break into the top four

Why Hughes got the sack at Christmas

The demands for instant success are a bit more instant when your transfer fund could bail out a bank, says Martin Johnson

Mancini gets chance to become big spender

The former Lazio and Inter Milan coach fulfils a long-held ambition to manage in England by replacing Mark Hughes

Rash decision on Hughes unlikely by City owners

Sheikh Mansour and Khaldoon al-Mubarak would get rid of their manager only if they had lined up a top-class replacement

Hughes on brink as City owners lose patience

Manager losing battle to keep job, with City’s hierarchy working to line up a replacement should results over festive period not improve

Lame duck Hughes suffers from over-expectation

Patrick Barclay says the Manchester City manager is being burdened in his present position by his overachievement at Blackburn Rovers

Hughes under pressure after 'approach' to Hiddink

Doubts are raised over the future of manager after Russia coach's agent claims to have been approached by City

Premier League previews: Cole still out

All the team news, injury problems and squads from around the grounds for the weekend matches in the top flight