Roberto Mancini played down fears of a David Silva injury after he limped out of Manchester City's 3-0 Champions League win at Villarreal.City's playmaker, a star man for them so far this season, left the field clutching his back in the second half before his side recorded a Group A victory at El Madrigal. However, manager Mancini said afterwards he was not concerned. He said: "I don't think this is serious. He took a knock on his back. "Also we play again in 60 hours against QPR. I think he can recover well."
Meanwhile, Mancini believes City can look forward to their vital clash away to Napoli with confidence after sweeping Villarreal aside.Their hopes of progress were already likely to hinge on their trip to Naples later this month but now they have a two-point advantage over the Italians, victory will make certain. Mancini said: "I think this win is important because now we have a good chance. "We know that everything will be in Naples. "I think it will be an incredible atmosphere. There will be 70,000 people at the stadium. "I think it is very difficult to play but it is important to go there with this result.
Mancini was also unaware that someone may have been attempting to put Balotelli off by shining a laser pen at him as he prepared to take his penalty. The result left Villarreal bottom of the group without a point and ended their mathematical chances of progressing. The Yellow Submarine, who have endured a miserable start to their domestic season, were without a host of key players and were well beaten by the final whistle. Their under-pressure coach Juan Carlos Garrido said: "It was a very difficult game. "I want to congratulate the winners tonight. We all know this is a very hard competition.
