Friday 23 November 2012 14:32, UK
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini remains hopeful captain Vincent Kompany will be fit to face title rivals Chelsea this weekend.
Wary Mancini is wary of a Chelsea side rebounding from a week of turmoil. Chelsea, with their Champions League title defence badly hanging by a thread, sacked manager Roberto Di Matteo in midweek and replaced him with Rafael Benitez. The club have also been heavily criticised after the Football Association dismissed their allegations of inappropriate language against referee Mark Clattenburg. Mancini said: "Usually when one team changes a manager the game after for the opponents is very difficult. For us, I think it is more difficult. "Chelsea is a good team with Di Matteo and will be a good team for Benitez. They have good players. "Until three games ago they played fantastic football and were on the top."