Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini insists Eliaquim Mangala's chance will come.
Despite the cap on their summer spending, City signed £32m defender Eliaquim Mangala from Porto - and have yet to play the France international, with Pellegrini preferring Martin Demichelis alongside captain Vincent Kompany.
"We thought we needed a good defender but not necessarily in the month of August or September," said the manager. "We needed a young defender and we thought Mangala was the correct player.
"We will see when he starts playing. He will play but he does not have to play immediately. It is four months without him playing a game but why must we start him immediately when we have two good defenders?"
