Next season to be one of the most interesting

Kgothatso Madisa

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Roberto Mancini. Picture: Topnews.in

Although Manchester City has finished second in the Barclays Premier League subsequently making the cut to next season’s UEFA Champions League, The Blues have fired manager Roberto Mancini.

The club’s management said that Mancini failed to meet most of their set targets despite ending the 44-year silverware drought at The Citizens and had to let him go.

The news comes a few days after Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson bid farewell to the supporters after announcing his retirement come end of the season.

Ferguson will manage a football club for the last time in his career when the Red Devils faces West Bromwich Albion this weekend.

This means that the commencement of the new season will see two of Premier Leagues’ top teams start 2013-14 with new managers respectively.

Roberto Mancini. Picture: Wikipedia

Although the abovementioned is confirmed, it might not be it all as Real Madrid’s manager Jose Mourinho is on the brink of moving back to England to rejoin his former club Chelsea.

This has however been the talk of the town for a while but had not been confirmed until Real Madrid has recently approached Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) for their manager Carlo Ancelotti, which was unfortunately turned down. This is seen as a confirmation that Madrid are looking for another manager.

Here are a few pointers to take in ahead of next season:

7. Gonzalo Higuain to join Arsenal.

6. The 2013-14 season will see a Mancini-less City.

5. United will be led by David Moyes who will be leaving Everton.

4. Everton will have a new manager.

3. United will be without their favourite manager Ferguson.

2. Madrid might also be without their knight and shining armour Mourinho.

1. Chelsea is to be the greatest benefiter as Mourinho is set to return.