Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko cheered managerless Manchester City in the wake of Roberto Mancini's sacking as the Argentina and Bosnia strikers scored in a 2-0 win over relegated Reading at Madejski Stadium. Aguero bagged the first five minutes before the break and substitute Dzeko added a second in the 88th minute as caretaker boss Brian Kidd guided his second-placed side to victory a day after Mancini was fired. Speculation continues to mount over his successor with Malaga's Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrini the red-hot favourite for the post.

Manchester City assistant manager David Platt has left the club just a day after Roberto Mancini was sacked, the English Premier League side announced Tuesday. Italian manager Mancini was sacked Monday after a trophy-less season for City was confirmed by their shock FA Cup Final loss to Wigan. That Wembley defeat followed City's surrender of the Premier League title to local rivals Manchester United. Former England midfielder Platt was offered the chance to stay at City, a club he joined in 2010, but instead decided to leave.

Wilfried Zaha fired Crystal Palace into the Championship play-off final as the England winger's double sealed a 2-0 win over arch rivals Brighton in Monday's semi-final second leg. Ian Holloway's team will face Watford at Wembley on May 27 with a lucrative place in the Premier League at stake thanks to the perfect leaving present from Zaha. Ivory Coast-born Zaha will join Manchester United at the end of the season after Palace agreed to sell him to the Premier League champions in a £15 million deal in January.

International Sports Desk, May 13 (EFE).- Manchester City fired manager Roberto Mancini on Monday, two days after the club's shocking loss to Wigan in the English FA Cup final. Club management said the "difficult decision" was "the outcome of a planned end of season review process that has been brought forward in light of recent speculation". Mancini, 48, "failed to achieve any of the club's stated targets this year, with the exception of qualification for next season's Champions League," Man City said in a statement.