Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has plenty of injury concerns ahead of tomorrow's must-win Champions League match against Ajax at the Etihad Stadium.

City have collected just one point from their opening three games in Group D and are in danger of early elimination for a second successive season.

Mancini is well aware his team must beat Ajax to retain any hope of reaching the knockout stages but the task is made even harder by a host of injuries.

Joleon Lescott and James Milner are the latest additions to a casualty list that already includes David Silva, Maicon, Jack Rodwell and Micah Richards.

Mancini said: ``We have this problem with some important players injured but when you have this problem, it is a time that all the players can put more on the pitch. Tomorrow is the last chance for us.''

Mancini has reiterated his belief that City's continuing European struggles should be put in the context of the club's relative inexperience on the stage.

It is only the club's second season in the Champions League and, as with last year, they have a particularly tough group with Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid all domestic champions.

Mancini said: ``In the Champions League there are Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, Manchester United that have more experience than us.

``We play Champions League for the second year, probably we need to work more for this.

``This time we again took a difficult group and you need to work hard. When you are in a group with Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid and Ajax, you can go out. It is possible.''

Opposite number Frank de Boer, who saw his side triumph over Mancini's outfit 3-1 at the Amsterdam ArenA a fortnight ago, knows a win will go a long way to taking them into the knockout rounds.

``We want to be in the Champions League after the winter break as well,'' he said.

``All the teams in this group do, and of course they want to have the nine points out of the three coming matches.

``We will give it a go to try to get a result here. Some of these teams will lose points and we will know who at the end of the match.''

City might need to throw caution to the wind but De Boer has no intention of telling his side to sit back to soak up pressure.

The former Holland defender said: ``We are not going to throw it open but it is not our way to play defensively.

``We want to show the way we play at Ajax, whether it is at home or away.''

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I see 'em drawing dis 1



PraLy Losing

2nd to comment....man city go win

I see draw in this match.

Mancini shoudnt use inexperience as an excuse. He should look at what Malaga is doing in their maiden CL outing. 9points out of a possible 9....

Man City is very capable of qualifying from this group. Inexperience shouldnt be an excuse.

lakad4u: 2nd to comment....man city go win

Keep dreaming


Dreamer

timbros: I see draw in this match.

Mancini shoudnt use inexperience as an excuse. He should look at what Malaga is doing in their maiden CL outing. 9points out of a possible 9....

Man City is very capable of qualifying from this group. Inexperience shouldnt be an excuse.

City's group is too difficult,malaga's group is nt as difficult as city's group,bt I see city winning the match today.FORZA MANCINI

I am a man utd supporter buh I want city Ť☺ qualify 4 knock out stages, they have †ђξ squad

ERIKSENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



DE JOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DEM GO WIRE MAN SHITTY AGAIN

mikoyo200:
City's group is too difficult,malaga's group is nt as difficult as city's group,bt I see city winning the match today.FORZA MANCINI

True, Man City's group is stronger compared to Malaga's but so is the squads...Man City's squad is more stronger than Malags's.
And you can hardly call Malaga's group a walk over. Remember the pot Malaga was....

Odinaka00: I am a man utd supporter buh I want city Ť☺ qualify 4 knock out stages, they have †ђξ squad

I'm also a United fan true and through but I'd prefer Man Shitty to finish third in the group and qualify for Europa League instead; at least, they can still remain in Europa competition that'll pile up their injury woes to United's favour...

ManCity all the Way... Lets Find Our Feet in Europe, ENGLISH brothers.... UP NOISY NEIGHBOURS.

city is out already, u dont need to be a genius to know

game on

[font=Lucida Sans Unicode][/font] Man Shitty ...... Well .. !!! i wish dem luckzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Ajax 1 city o

mukina2: game on

u dey watch dey match so ?

city in trouble again....
Man city 0-1 ajax
de jong strikes on 10 mins

nawa for man city o... despite all the money pumped into transfer market... they still struggling with common ajax in the champions leagu

Who came up with this
Ajax kit?

Havilah93: city in trouble again....
Man city 0-1 ajax
de jong strikes on 10 mins

Mtcheeeeeeeeeeeeeew !!! mumu Shitty ... i don see am jawe ..... Ajax go marry dem today

First half is over in heaven.

Red-Light:
nawa for man city o... despite all the money pumped into transfer market... they still struggling with common ajax in the champions leagu

its not all 'bout dem cash buh rada experience ..

dat means is goon be a home and away thrashing ? huh ..... den dere are out already ......

CITY O AJAX 2

Red-Light:
nawa for man city o... despite all the money pumped into transfer market... they still struggling with[b] common ajax[/b] in the champions leagu

Na wa to u o... Ajax again na im u dey call common?.

mojounited:
I'm also a United fan true and through but I'd prefer Man Shitty to finish third in the group and qualify for Europa League instead; at least, they can still remain in Europa competition that'll pile up their injury woes to United's favour...

So my thought. It's not that a good news for Man Utd if Man City are eliminated from all competition. We need them to play in more competition to get more tied legs.

executinal: CITY O AJAX 2

I believe them

confirm bashing

Wetin dey happen to City players?

yAYA SCORES

online site to watch this match?