FURIOUS Roberto Mancini hauled off Mario Balotelli for an outrageous bit of showboating.
The Italian bad boy had already put City ahead with a cheekily taken penalty.But he then wasted an easy chance to double the visitors' lead, as he was sent clean through by David Silva on the half-hour.
Instead of applying a simple finish, he tried an extravagant pirouette and backheel and saw his weak effort dribble wide of a post.
It drew loud boos from the home crowd and clearly annoyed Mancini, who immediately told sub James Milner to take over.
The pair exchanged angry words when Balotelli made his way off, with the 20-year-old apparently claiming he thought he was offside.
Mancini said: "I hope this is a lesson for him.
MAD MAN ... Roberto Mancini is furious with Mario Balotelli's antics
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