Source: Telegraph
Manchester City's autumn blues: how the crisis is mounting at Eastlands
With a daunting trip to West Brom on Sunday and then the Manchester derby against United next Wednesday, City and Mancini now face a pivotal week. [LNB]This is the timeline that has taken the club to the brink of another crisis... [LNB] Related ArticlesLech Poznan 3 Manchester City 1Papers: Mancini tells City 'You'll have to sack me'West Brom v Manchester City: match previewMilner backs Mancini amid reports of unrestBalotelli: English football is tougher than ItalyMan City set to sell Wright-Phillips and BridgeOct 3: City beat Newcastle at Eastlands in a 2-1 win marred by Nigel de Jong's tackle on Hatem Ben Arfa, but a furious half-time row between Mancini and Carlos Tevez in the dressing-room becomes public and focuses a negative spotlight on the club. [LNB]Oct 22: Following a week of speculation linking City with an audacious move for Wayne Rooney, the Manchester United forward opts against a move across town by signing a new contract at Old Trafford. [LNB]Oct 24: After losing Dedryck Boyata to a fourth-minute red card, City crash 3-0 at home to Arsenal, but news of another bust-up emerges - this time between Yaya Toure and James Milner in the tunnel at half-time - to point to more fractures within the squad. [LNB]Oct 27: Video footage is shown in a tabloid newspaper of Gareth Barry, Shay Given, Joe Hart and Adam Johnson enjoying a booze-fuelled student party in Scotland following a golfing trip to St Andrews. [LNB]Oct 27: Roque Santa Cruz reveals on Spanish radio that Carlos Tevez is homesick and misses his family in Argentina. [LNB]Oct 28: Despite suffering from a thigh injury, Tevez flies to Argentina for four days to, according to Mancini, deal with a family problem. [LNB]Oct 29: Mancini criticises the 'St Andrews Four' and warns he will not tolerate further episodes of such behaviour. [LNB]Oct 30: City lose 2-1 at Wolves and yet another spat, this time an on-pitch row between Emmanuel Adebayor and Vincent Kompany, steals the headlines. [LNB]Nov 1: Tevez postpones his return from Buenos Aires to Manchester on the advice of Argentina team doctor. The captain arrived back on Thursday night. Barry issues public apology for behaviour at St Andrews and backs Mancini. Kolo Toure admits to 'problems' within squad, but insists the players can resolve them. [LNB]Nov 4: A defensive howler by Boyata and a terrible miss by David Silva conspire to leave City on the end of their third successive defeat as Lech Poznan win 3-1 in Poland. [LNB]
