Roberto Mancini is furious with the way he's being ushered out of Manchester City.The Sun says Mancini is heading for the Manchester City exit door claiming he has been knifed in the back.

And it is the sly way it has been done which has left him feeling bitter.

Mancini had dinner with chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak and chief executive Ferran Soriano the night before their hugely disappointing Wembley display.

And there was no hint from them his 3½-year reign was coming to an end. Nor was there after their defeat.

It was not until mid-afternoon yesterday Mancini found out his fate second hand - and even then nobody from the club had contacted him face to face to either confirm or deny speculation.

A source close to Mancini said: "All the dealings Roberto has had with Al Mubarak and Begiristain were positive.

"He believed unless they were playing the most divisive game then he was their manager for the long term. There is a real feeling he has been knifed in the back."