Meireles was employed on the right of midfield as opposed to his more preferred central position and it was apparent he looked uncertain.

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Villarreal keeper Diego Lopez looked uncertain, and he was called into action to save efforts from Nani and Carlos Tevez.

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Hearts goalkeeper Janos Balogh looked uncertain when dealing with corners and he had to tip over Shaun Hutchinson's header after Sutton had headed O'Brien's delivery back across goal.

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And the 31-year-old's City future looked more uncertain ahead of kick-off when he was left out of City's Europa League squad to face Timisoara next week.

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