Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini insisted Robinho still has a future at the club after he was humiliatingly substituted at Everton on Saturday.
The Brazilian international replaced the injured Roque Santa Cruz after nine minutes - but was himself substituted on the hour by Shaun Wright-Phillips.
"Is it the end of the line for Robinho? No. He is a good player," said Mancini, after City's 2-0 defeat.
"Like everyone in the squad, he needs to work hard and play well."
Mancini added: "I had [Craig] Bellamy, Benjani [Mwaruwari], [Carlos] Tevez, Robinho - all strikers - so I decided to take one off.".
Robinho told BBC Sport in December 2009 that his long-term future was at the Manchester club, despite failing to reach the expected heights there.
"I am very happy here. I think I [will] stay here five years or 10 years, I don't know," he told Football Focus.
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