Hodgson: Mancini Right Boss For City

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson says Roberto Mancini can handle the high expectations at Manchester City.

Both men are former Inter Milan managers and meet tonight at Eastlands.

Hodgson said: "We both have high ambitions. I'll be disappointed if we have a bad season, he will be (if they do) too.

"Expectations are high whatever you do - if you spend no money there are high expectations, but when you spend a lot of money the expectations are a little bit greater.

"He [Mancini] is used to that - like myself he has worked at Inter. When you work there you are used to high expectations."