Manchester City boss Roberto
Mancini says he is ready to give
temperamental striker Mario
Balotelli another chance. Balotelli backed down over a
£340,000 fine for ill-discipline this
week, abandoning his appeal to a
Premier League tribunal. The situation had increased
speculation he could leave City
during the January transfer
window but Mancini welcomed the
U-turn and challenged the 22-
year-old to now force his way back into the first-team. Mancini said: "This is an old
situation and it is normal when
someone does a mistake he
should take his responsibilities
and Mario did this. It's normal. "He (should) respect himself, not
me, because it's important for
him to respect himself, very
important. "I am his manager, like other
players, and if he deserves to
have other chances he will have
them." Balotelli will not feature in
Saturday's visit of Reading after
missing training with a virus. Mancini said: "This weekend Mario,
unfortunately, is ill. He came (on
Friday morning) but he can't do
anything."
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