Mancini will be happy if Robinho stays put at Eastlands

Robinho told a Brazilian radio station that he has been told by club directors he will be leaving the club with Brazilian side Santos set to sign him on loan.

But after watching the player score a late goal in the 4-2

FA Cup fourth-round win at Scunthorpe, Mancini denied any knowledge of an imminent exit by Robinho.

Mancini said: "Hopefully in the end Robinho will stay here. In the next day the situation can change but at the moment he stays here and I am very happy for him.

"I hope he will stay here but it is important he will stay here happy and enjoy it. He is a very good player. I think he is enjoying Manchester."

Scunthorpe boss Nigel Adkins acknowledged City's extra quality had seen them through but he praised his side for the way they twice bounced back from conceding badly-timed goals – the first in the third minute and another just before half-time.

Adkins said: "I'm pleased for the players who have worked hard and made it an entertaining cup tie against the might of Manchester City and the big players they have brought here.

"We all had a belief that there was a giant-killing in the offing but it just wasn't to be. We got off to a bad start but credit to the players, they didn't buckle.

"They regrouped and kept going and conceded a goal on the stroke of half-time that can deflate anybody. But they came out in the second half and gave it a right good go.

"You've seen the way they (City) break – they're like the Red Arrows at times – and that's the difference between the very top and where we are."

Adkins added: "My team worked very hard for us today. We tried to have a good go at them (but) you can't intimidate them. Their class was there for all to see."

After the shock of falling behind to Martin Petrov's third-minute goal the home side grabbed a richly deserved equaliser in the 29th minute when Grant McCann's short corner led to confusion in the City box and Paul Hayes found space to volley into the top corner.

City nudged back ahead in the final minute of a busy half when Stephen Ireland threaded a neat ball into the Scunthorpe box and Nedum Onuoha shot home from a tight angle.

Sylvinho looked to have wrapped up the tie in the 57th minute with a stunning left-foot strike from long range.

But Scunthorpe found renewed hope in the 69th minute when McCann floated in a corner from the right which dropped for captain Cliff Byrne to stab home from close range.

The home side pushed for an equaliser but the final say fell to Robinho, who was fed by Petrov before lifting the ball into the roof of the net.