Monday links: A look ahead to Swansea

The season gets underway later today as City host Premier League new boys Swansea at the newly-named Etihad Stadium. To ease you into the new season here are the days best City-related links:

• A nice look at some of the statistical probabilities for the game: [Kick Off]
• Roberto Mancini expects the City side to sharpen up following the disappointment of the Community Shield defeat: [MEN]
• Mancini though is cautioning against the threat that newly promoted sides can pose early in a season: [guardian.co.uk]
• A statistical look at Swansea over at EPL Index: [EPL Index]
• Sergio Aguero is only likely to make the bench: [BBC]
• Kolo Toure has been given dispensation to rejoin the squad for training as his ban nears an end: [guardian.co.uk]
• Not expected to feature tonight, reports from Italy suggest Inter will make a loan move for Carlos Tevez: [Football Italia]
• Jonathan Wilson says Edin Dzeko is looking to prove the boubters wrong, again: [Life's a Pitch]
• With the new season underway, the Blue Moon Podcast returns to the airwaves: [Blue Moon Podcast]