Man City's Pablo Zabaleta claims stars are playing for FA Cup final places
Tuesday 7 May 2013 08:53, UK
Image:Pablo Zabaleta: Eyeing place in FA Cup final team
Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta claims players are playing for their places ahead of the FA Cup final.
Inconvenience
Mancini has admitted that the fixture against the Baggies is an inconvenience given that City are favourites to finish second in the Premier League regardless of the outcome.
The Italian has suggested that he intends to utilise his squad in order to rest key players for the Wembley final, with Yaya Toure not expected to feature after being substituted last weekend.
Asked if the preparations were ideal, Mancini said: "It would be better to have one week but we play Wigan and it is the same for them. Then we have four days to prepare.
"We need to change as we will be playing a second game in three days and we need some players to be fresh."
