Gordon Banks, widely regarded as England's greatest goalkeeper, is concerned by the lack of depth among his potential successors, for which he blames the number of foreign keepers in the Premier League and difficulties brought about by modern footballs.

Two-week wait puts Manuel Pellegrini in strong position but his role will be strictly defined

The Manchester United defender pulled out of the squad last week

How does the Manchester City stopper compare to the West Brom man?

Goalkeeper could be used among senior squad

City's defence of their Barclays Premier League crown looks doomed

West Brom stopper has not played internationally for two years

Striker more concerned by World Cup qualifiers

FA chairman David Bernstein calls actions of crowd at Manchester derby 'deplorable'

Former midfielder furious that Ferdinand could be blamed in any way for incident

Of all the calamities descending upon Manchester City at the end of their week in something resembling football hell there is no doubt about the one that could most easily have been avoided.

Mancini has to surely jettison his belief Balotelli has a place in a serious team

The Football Association has confirmed it has opened an investigation into an incident at the end of today's Manchester derby when an object was thrown from the crowd and hit United's Rio Ferdinand.

Derby takes place on Sunday