Lescott has struggled to live up to his £24million price tag since joining from Everton with City boss Roberto Mancini preferring Toure and Vincent Kompany instead. But with the Ivory Coast international's future hanging in the balance following a failed drugs test, Lescott has been handed the opportunity to impress the Italian. The 28-year-old sat down with Mancini for a heart-to-heart chat as he looked to force his way into City's starting XI on a regular basis. He said in The People: "I wasn't satisfied with the way things were working out for me and that's why I went to see the manager. "There was no showdown or anything like that, but I was disappointed and I wanted some assurances because there had been some games when an opportunity arose and he picked someone else. "I wasn't aggressive about it. I just wanted to know what I needed to do to get back into the team. "I wanted to know if I'd done something the manager wasn't happy with, just so I didn't do it again. "We spoke, in fact we've had a few chats this season, and I took on board what he said. "Hopefully I am doing exactly what he wants because I'm in the team again." Now Lescott, who has started City's last six games, is determined to make it impossible for Mancini to leave him out. He added: "When a player in your position is showing exceptional form it can get you down because you can't see when the next opportunity is going to arise. "Vincent Kompany and Kolo Toure were playing really well and I could see why the manager stuck with the partnership. "I wasn't trying to rock the boat by going to see the manager. I felt it was the professional thing to do because the conversations we had were all constructive. "The manager is a good listener and he just told me to keep going and take my chance when it came along. I respected what he said."
