Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini believes sometimes his team needs to play football in the Italian manner so that even if they don't score goals, they make sure they don't concede as well.

"We need to show more attention when we play away from home," The Mirror quoted Mancini, as saying.

"Sometimes we need to be more Italian and make sure that, if we can't win, we don't lose." Mancini was pointing out to his team's wretched away run that saw them lose three - at Sunderland, Everton and Chelsea - and draw one of their last five Premier League matches on the road.