Manchester City go to today's FA Cup final against Wigan at Wembley with Manuel Pellegrini prearranged to take over because of Roberto Mancini.
The Italian will today make an attempt to win the Cup with the second time in three seasons and observe after his record of bringing a trophy annually to the Etihad.
However City's key decision-makers will be in talks with Malaga boss Manuel Pellegrini and the odds on the 59-year-old taking over from Mancini have gotten dramatically with bookmakers.
Mancini yesterday admitted his job was in jeopardy, saying: 'I might like to do well, but I understand what can happen in footballing. If we win the Cup the majority would say we did a great season, but at Inter Milan We won seven trophies in four years and they still sacked me.
Mancini himself has heard nothing from within the club to suggest this his position is under threat and contains been speaking daily by means of sporting director Txiki Begiristain about players for next period.
City sources claimed last night to know nothing of a move for Pellegrini but City's a fixation with him looks certain to harden up above the coming weeks and a Spanish newspaper was yesterday evening reporting that a work is agreed.
Mancini must try to focus today on that FA Cup final in addition to he insisted: 'We won't carry Wigan lightly, because always we are having issues against them. We for no reason win easily. They play football on a regular basis and attack you around numbers, and that helps make them very dangerous enemies.
'I like Roberto Martinez because he plays good sports. With every respect to help you Wigan, whose chairman (Dave Whelan) is an excellent man, I think next season he deserves to regulate a really big membership.
On his way: Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini arrives at Stockport Rail Station to your journey to Wembley as well as the FA Cup final
'We want this trophy. It was always crucial for you to Sir Alex Ferguson, or Manchester United wouldn't have won it countless times, and it is extremely important to us. '
Wigan's players will toast the main moment of their having lives with cans of carbonated drinks if they pull off a major upset against City.
Budweiser is a FA Cup's official mentor, but Martinez has christened it the Irn-Bru final when revealing Wigan's dressing room is going to be an alcohol-free zone, no matter the result.
Players and officials within the winning team are traditionally filmed tipping champagne over each other and swigging from containers, but Martinez said: 'There won't be any of that from my players. I know it will be the custom for a crate of champagne being brought into the receiving dressing room, but you won't be touching some drop of alcohol.
'We've got an important Premier League game in Arsenal on Tuesday, and we have to be mindful of of which. So it will be described as a warm-down after the online game, then on to the bus for the journey home in readiness for training on Weekend. '
'We can't buy them swigging champagne, because it would stay in their bodies where they would be sweating when 10 minutes against System. We have a superb Scottish contingent, so the Irn-Bru is going to be flowing. Alcohol may come to be banned, but not Irn-Bru!
'It used to be train hard and party hard it also is different now. The players understand the doctor has to wait eight days and then hopefully have the party in our lives. '
Both executives face a goalkeeping conclusion, with Martinez ready to settle on Ali Al-Habsi ahead from Joel Robles and Mancini anticipated to prefer Costel Pantilimon so that you can Joe Hart. Mancini said: 'We will have a fantastic keeper, whoever gets that vote. If it is Costel, it will get because we trust him or her. '
A Wigan win would increase the Cup's romantic image. The pair were a Northern Premier League team 35 years ago and have not lost their humble origins, as illustrated by Whelan's personal choice of attire to lead them out. 'We tried to get him a new swimsuit, but he wouldn't own it, ' said Martinez. 'He said there seems to be nothing wrong with the one he wore for the semi-final, and he would keep on with that. Perhaps the money he saved will go towards next season's copy fund. It would make a difference. '
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