Mancini job in doubt due to City's disarray

Will it be odd to imagine Roberto Mancini helping Manchester City finish second in Premier League and then getting sacked? And it's not just an ordinary second -- it would be with the most points of any second-placed side ever in a Premier League campaign.Well, we'd like to believe that it would be odd but given the millionaire-driven clubs of this day and age, it wouldn't be strange at all. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has made it an art and now City's owner may follow suit.[caption id="attachment_264702" align="alignleft" width="380" caption="Roberto Mancini is in a tough spot. Getty Images"][/caption]According to a report in the Telegraph, the club's chairman, Khaldoon al-Mubarak, will review whether the Italian's abrasive management style is helping to move the club forward, if they lose out to Manchester United in the title race.And when you consider the fact that unless Man United slip up badly, there is no way back for City, it seems Mancini may have a tough time holding on to the slot."The relationship between Mancini and Al-Mubarak has always been a good one and the manager's more ruthless mentality than his predecessor, Mark Hughes, is perceived to have been a vital asset by the Abu Dhabis, with whom Mancini has established far closer direct relations than Hughes ever did. But Mancini's determination to stick with Mario Balotelli in a season when he has publicly challenged other players is having an increasingly divisive and toxic effect in the dressing room and damaging the manager's credibility with his squad," said a report in the Telegraph.Read the full report here.