Mancini expects stern test

MANCHESTER City face their first away test as champions when they travel to Liverpool on Sunday.

Roberto Mancini's side began the defence of their Barclays Premier League crown with a hard–fought 3–2 win over promoted Southampton last weekend.

City needed to come from behind to ensure a winning start after conceding twice in the second half at the Etihad Stadium.

It was far from the 4–0 stroll against Swansea with which City began last season and Mancini is not expecting things to get any easier at Anfield.





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