Mancini warns City to be wary of beleaguered Blackburn

25 April 2011 01:05
Roberto Mancini has warned his Manchester City players they must be fully focused at Blackburn on Monday night. [LNB]A win at Ewood Park would put City in pole position to finish in the final Champions League spot, four points clear of Tottenham. [LNB] Word of warning: Mancini guarding against complacency[LNB]Blackburn have failed to win any of their past 10 Barclays Premier League games, but Mancini has warned against complacency.[LNB] If they are going to win, they will need an improvement from Italian striker Mario Balotelli, who looks set to retain his place in City's attack with Carlos Tevez still out with a hamstring injury. [LNB]Balotelli was involved in a bust-up with Manchester United players after the FA Cup semi-final but Mancini is backing him to turn his career around.[LNB] 'If he improves his behaviour, maybe everything can change,' said Mancini.[LNB] Niko Kalinic will lead the line for Blackburn as Roque Santa Cruz is ineligible to play against his parent club.[LNB]  De Jong: City will finish strong and earn Champions League spotInter Milan in for ?40m Tevez as Argentinian looks for Eastlands exitAll the latest Manchetser City FC news, features and opinionAll the latest Blackburn Rovers FC news, features and opinion[LNB] [LNB]  Explore more:People: Carlos Tevez, Roque Santa Cruz, Roberto Mancini, Mario Balotelli

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