'Balotelli�s Gone From Strops To Tops'

ROBERTO MANCINI has hailed Mario Balotelli � for going six weeks without a strop! Bolshy Balotelli has been keeping his nose clean and today hit his fourth goal in as many games against Aston Villa. Mancini admits that the Italian hot-head could "change in a moment". But the City boss is chuffed that Balotelli is keeping his cool... for now at least. Mancini said: "I think Mario is always happy. In this moment, after he was on the bench in the last month, he maybe understood. "He played well, has scored four goals in a row and works for the team. "Mario can change in a moment but I am happy because it is now 40, 50 days when he has played and worked well. "He is motivated because he is playing and scoring. It is important moment for him. "I think that for a player on the bench with me it is not easy to watch the game and not play in a team playing well and scoring goals."