Roberto Mancini is prepared to wield the axe and drop Manchester City's underachievers after their title hopes all but ended with Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Southampton.

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The City manager was unhappy with his players' attitude and accused them of shirking their responsibilities after a loss that, together with Manchester United's 2-0 win over Everton, left them 12 points behind their neighbours with 12 games remaining.

And he has ...

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