Roberto Mancini has been sacked as Manchester City Manager even after helping the club to lift the 2011/2012 Premier League season trophy.
Mancini's sacking is as a result of, according to the club, "the failure to achieve any of the club's targets, with the exception of qualification for next season's Champions League".
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Assistant Coach Brian Kidd will take charge for the final two games of the season and the summer tour to America.
Malaga's Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrini is strongly tipped to replace Mancini as Man City Manager.
n a statement, City thanked former Inter Milan boss Mancini for the job he had done since joining the club in December 2009.
"Roberto's record speaks for itself, he secured the love and respect of fans," said chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak. "He has done as he promised and delivered silverware and success."
The 48-year-old Italian replaced Mark Hughes in 2009, winning the FA Cup in 2011 and City's first top-flight league title for 44 years in 2012 - a year to the day before his sacking. His contract was renewed in July 2012. It was for five years but unfortunately he has not even taken half of the contract period.
Mancini's sacking also comes after the Club lost the FA cup finals to Wigan.
Mancini was critical of Manchester City officials for failing to deny the newspaper reports that surfaced on the morning of Saturday's FA Cup final stating he would be sacked and replaced by Pellegrini.
City were beaten by Ben Watson's 90th-minute header at Wembley as Wigan, struggling to avoid relegation from the Premier League in 18th place, became the lowest ranked team to win the FA Cup since West Ham in 1980.
Mancini's record in the Champions League has come under particular scrutiny.
He reached the quarter-finals with Inter Milan, but City have been eliminated in the group stages of both their campaigns during his reign.
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