Mark Hughes has left Manchester City after a turbulent 563 days in charge. Here we look at the Welshman's time at Eastlands.
2008: June 2 - Blackburn grant permission for Mark Hughes to talk to Manchester City regarding the managerial vacancy at Eastlands.
June 4 - Appointed as Manchester City manager on a three-year contract, succeeding Sven-Goran Eriksson as owner Thaksin Shinawatra's second boss.
July 17 - First competitive game at helm ends in a 2-0 win over EB Streymur in the UEFA Cup first qualifying round.
August 17 - Hughes' first league game in charge ends in a 4-2 loss to Aston Villa.
August 28 - Guides City into the first round of the UEFA Cup after defeating Midtjylland on penalties.
September 1 - Abu Dhabi United Group reach a takeover agreement with City, making the club the richest in world football. The new owners announce they want a top-four finish. On the same day, City outbid Chelsea to sign Real Madrid forward Robinho in a British record £32.5 million deal.
September 24 - Brighton beat City on penalties in the Carling Cup second round.
November 27 - City reach the last 32 of the UEFA Cup with a 2-0 win at Schalke.
November 30 - Hughes suffers defeat in his first Manchester derby as manager, Wayne Rooney scoring the only goal as United win 1-0. The defeat marks the start of a six-match winless run in all competitions.
December 20 - Results elsewhere see City drop into the Premier League relegation zone.
December 21 - A 2-1 defeat against West Brom condemns City to Christmas in the bottom three. Afterwards, Hughes declares the owners will give him time to turn things around, saying: "They understand where we are in our development. They are pragmatic people."
2009: January 3 - City suffer a humiliating FA Cup third-round defeat, losing 3-0 at home to Championship strugglers Nottingham Forest.
January - City make a 100million euro offer for AC Milan's Kaka - a pursuit that ends unsuccessfully.
April - Hamburg defeat City in the UEFA Cup quarter-final with a 4-3 aggregate triumph.
May 24 - City finish 10th in the Barclays Premier League in Hughes' first season in charge after 15 wins, five draws and 18 defeats in 38 games.
July - The £12million capture of Gareth Barry from Aston Villa sparks a multi-million pound spending spree, which also sees acquisitions including Roque Santa Cruz, Emmanuel Adebayor, Kolo Toure, Carlos Tevez and Joleon Lescott.
September - City win four of their opening five Barclays Premier League matches of the season - losing only to derby rivals Manchester United. Hughes reveals he came "close" to walking away from City in the summer of 2008, frustrated at the Thaksin regime.
November - Pressure mounts on Hughes following City's run of seven straight Barclays Premier League draws.
December 16 - A 3-0 loss at Tottenham piles further pressure on the Welshman.
December 18 - Guus Hiddink's agent reveals he has been approached by City chief executive Garry Cook, requesting talks with the Dutchman. Cees van Nieuwenhuizen declined, saying Hiddink was happy as Russia boss.
December 19 - Hughes' contract as City boss is terminated, despite the 4-3 defeat of Sunderland. Roberto Mancini is immediately confirmed as his successor.
