Manchester City F.C. — Best pictures!

Brazilian star Robinho is returning to Santos not as the highest rated forward in the club due to his marked instability at Manchester City.

Despite Manchester City’s run of successful matches since the arrival of coach Mancini, Brazil star Robinho (right) is still far from his best form and is in a slow, but steady slide in the FTBL ranking.

Argentine star Carlos Tevez scored his first hat-trick with Manchester City last Monday against Blackburn Rovers (4:1) to boost his FTBL score by a whopping 46.90 points and move closer to a spot in the FTBL World Top 23, our list of the world’s top 23

Manchester City were held by second-from-bottom Bolton Wanderers 3:3 yesterday in the English Premier League, but Carlos Tevez (pictured) and Ivan Klasnic found a way to improve their FTBL scores, as each netted a double.

England international John Terry, the No. 1 defender in the world at the moment in the FTBL ranking, will have a chance to add even more luster to his achievements when Chelsea travel to Manchester City on Saturday in what should be one of the attractions