Mancini's Pulling Power Not What It Was?

Last updated : 11 February 2013 By Footy Mad - Editor

He missed out on Eden Hazard when costs spiralled, and Robin van Persie, Javi Martinez and Daniele de Rossi.

In replacing Nigel de Jong, Adam Johnson and Emmanuel Adebayor, more than £50m was spent on five players last summer. Of those, Javi Garcia was the only one to start on Saturday, and he looked shocking, given the run-around by Rickie Lambert and Jay Rodriguez.