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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Samuel Meade

Roberto Mancini accused of "insulting" his own Man City players during first title win

Roberto Mancini was "insulting his own players" before Manchester City's iconic late show in 2012 that won them the Premier League.

Those on the blue half of Manchester looked set to gift wrap the title to their neighbours and arch rivals Manchester United, who won at Sunderland on the final day of the season. City only needed to beat QPR, who hadn't won on the road all season, but were fighting relegation themselves.

Mancini hadn't seen his side lose at the Etihad but with minutes to go they were still 2-1 down. Frustration and anger inside the stadium was building and the Italian on the touchline was lamenting his own players, according to QPR player Nedum Onuoha.

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