Adam Johnson: England winger left Manchester City for Sunderland in the summerManchester City manager Roberto Mancini has warned his players that they need to be careful against Sunderland winger Adam Johnson.The 25-year-old will make his first appearance against the Premier League champions on Saturday since leaving them for the Black Cats in the summer.
Mancini signed Johnson from Middlesbrough in 2010 for £7million and is wary of the England international's talent.
"I think Adam played well here," said the Italian. "The problem was maybe that he didn't play always. For young players like him it is important to play every game.
"I am sure he will do well for Sunderland and go to another top team because he deserves this. He is a good guy and a good player.
"I hope he can have a good game on Saturday because I like Adam, I think he is a really good player.
"He wanted to play every game and here it was difficult, he decided to leave."
Mancini then expressed his frustration at City's early kick-off on Saturday, with the club having faced Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday evening.
"Now we need to recover very well because we play Saturday 12.45 - I don't understand this," he lamented.
"It is incredible that we play Wednesday night and now have two days and 12 hours to recover very well.
"We didn't play a very good game but we lost a lot of energy in the game and we need to recover.
"Everywhere (else) the team that plays in the Champions League plays three days or four days before the game and then after, three days minimum to play another game. Here, this is strange."
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