Rumor: Robinho On Way Out After Subbing

Monday's papers have speculation that Robinho will be on his way out after being subbed off, having only come on as a substitute in the 9th minute.

The article however has no real substance, and is just speculation by the paper writer. The quotes from Mancini are taken as bites from the larger post match interviews.

Much has been bad of Robinho going off as a substitute, but he came on in the 9th minute, playing 51 minutes off football, meaning he basically played from the start of the match. Petrov, who did start, played only 45 minutes.

Whilst i'm not going to argue for Robinho's form as of late, he is coming back off a long lay off, and is still getting match fit again. This is a classic case of a player suffering a lack of confidence, and the media targeting of him, when he was no more culpable than others at Goodison, is not going to help in the long run.

Mourinho: 'Vieira has played last game for Inter'

So according to Inter bose Jose Mourinho, rumored City target Patrick Vieira has played his last game for Inter Milan. Speaking after Inter's 1-0 victory earlier today, he was quoted as saying:

I should give a special mention to Vieira, who certainly played his last game with us.

"I don't know where he will go, maybe to England which he likes a lot, but we should thank him for what he has done in these years at Inter.

"The club decided not to renew his contract, which is coming to an end, and to accept the offer of another club."

If the club in question is City, which at this point, seems a certainty, I would expect the deal to be finalized by the end of the week. I dont know if this will be soon enough for Vieira to be playing on Monday night, but we shall see.