Napoli ace Marek Hamsik helped defeat Manchester City only hours after his pregnant wife had been robbed at gunpoint in a carjacking.

Hamsik, who is coveted by City and Chelsea, was expected to miss the game following his wife's ordeal, in which armed men stopped her BMW in Naples before threatening her with a gun.

Hamsik's wife, Martina Franova, was forced to abandon her car before it was driven off by the men, who dumped the vehicle in Ceselle, near Naples. Police were able to find the car as it was fitted with a tracking device and it has since been returned to Hamsik and his wife. An investigation has been launched.