Mancini considers vital in the absence of silva to arsenal

David Silva, Manchester City's Spanish international, will be "a great loss in the Emirates before the match between his team on Wednesday with Arsenal, as recognized by his coach, the Italian Roberto Mancini.

"Silva, in particular, will be a great loss because of its growing influence on the Blues in recent weeks. It has been an important player for us and has been doing well, " Mancini said the absence of former Valencia by a blow knee.

The Spanish player was injured during the match of the twenty-first day of the Premiership match on January 1 against Blackpool and his team won 1-0.

Silva, who turns 25 years next Saturday, had to retire in 64 minutes of that meeting, after a combined input rival captain, Charlie Adam. This will lose the "face"with his team-mate and captain of Arsenal, Cesc Fabregas.

However, the club remains optimistic about the evolution of the injury to Silva, who hope to return to play in the field on January 15 for appointment to the Wolverhampton home.

Another outstanding low for the match against Arsenal will be that of Mario Balotelli, also by a knee problem, but is expected to be fit for Sunday's game the FA Cup (FA Cup) against Leicester.

Manchester City faces with good position in the table, the second with 41 points, the appointment in the Emirates, which has not won since 1975.

"It's time to change that, " snapped the coach of the City, focused on getting three points to "consolidate his status among the leaders of the table"