Roberto Mancini has been named as the Barclays Manager of the Month for December.

City's excellent recent form has seen them rise to second place in the table and included a hat-trick of wins over the busy Christmas period.

Mancini has also guided the Blues safely into the knock-out stages of the Europa League, and he wins the award from Barclays for the first time since taking over as City manager just over a year ago.