Balotelli: Mancini is a great manager... but I'm not surprised he's been sacked by City

Mario Balotelli is not surprised that Roberto Mancini was sacked by Manchester City because of problems between his former manager and the club.
Balotelli, who was signed by Mancini for City before being sold to AC Milan in January, insisted his fellow Italian is a 'great manager'.
Mancini was sacked by City on Monday after his team failed to meet targets laid down by the owners and is expected to be succeeded by Manuel Pellegrini, currently at Malaga.