Costel Pantilimon is a goalkeeper loaned by Man City from Romanian club Timisoara.
Wayne Bridge is only coach Mancini’s third choice for the left-back position after rookie Gael Clichy and Aleksandar Kolarov.
Joleon Lescott is starting in Man City’s early season matches.
Dedryck Boyata has only been on the field nine times since 2009. This young Belgian defender will have to sit on the bench for a long time, as there are four names ahead of him: Stefan Savic, Vincent Kompany, Kolo Touré and Joleon Lescott.
Nedum Onuoha has just returned after a season with Sunderland on loan, but this 24-year-old defender is only a substitute for Pablo Zabaleta on the right wing.
Adam Johnson, 24 years old, a winger, may be a victim of coach Mancini’s preference for using a 4-3-3 formation with three muscular, defensive-minded centre-backs in the middle.
James Milner made certain contributions to Man City last season.
Shaun Wright-Phillips was once the god of Man City fans, but under coach Mancini, his opportunity to start only came if Silva or Johnson were absent for some reason.
The appearance of Aguero and the fact that Dzeko began to integrate into the English football environment caused Mario Balotelli to no longer retain his starting position.
Carlos Tévez does not have professional problems, but his biggest limitation is his erratic mentality.
Craig Bellamy is still staying at Man City until now because no club can afford to buy and pay his salary of up to 95,000 pounds.
Minh Kha
