Shay Given and Craig Bellamy are considering their futures at Manchester City.
The Sun says ex-Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini is used to being the big chief - but key players Bellamy and Given are still squawking over the way Mark Hughes was axed on Saturday.
The pair have proved to be Hughes' best signings in his 18 months at Eastlands.
Bellamy is particularly loyal to Sparky, having played under him at Blackburn and with Wales.
Keeper Given made the tough choice to leave Newcastle because of Hughes and the way the Welshman sold the ambitions of the club to him.
Both feel let down by chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak and chief executive officer Garry Cook.