Best yet to come from Balotelli: Mancini

Roberto Mancini believes Manchester City is still to see the best from Mario Balotelli, despite seeing his striker go some way to answering his critics with an eye-catching performance in the 3-0 victory over Aston Villa on Wednesday in its FA Cup fifth-round clash.

The Manchester City manager questioned the Italian striker's workrate and demanded he do more ahead of the match.

Balotelli, who cost 24 million euros ($33.3 million), has been struggling with a knee problem and had threatened to earn more yellow cards than goals since his arrival from Inter Milan.