Good evening and welcome to LIVE text commentary of tonight's Europa League action, where Manchester City welcome Red Bull Salzburg to Eastlands in Group A.

Milner lofts it high to the far post but on this occasion Tremmel is more than a match for the delivery. Salzburg can come forward.

Schiemer gets a telling-off from the referee for felling Wright-Phillips, who has popped up on the left. Promising free kick chance.

Hierlander tries a shot from the left channel just outside the box but starts wide and ends up wider still.

City looking very measured. Vieira hasn't always come in for praise since his move to City but he's been very effective tonight.

Boateng looks to get City moving with a sharp long throw - he almost finds Balotelli, but he had no right to! Tremmel cleans up.

Still City dominant - still the snow falls. The crowd are doing their level best to keep warm.

Jo put through again - and he goes looking for the penalty again! No penalty awarded. Jo cannot be endearing himself to Mancini at the moment - it was a great chance wasted.

Vieira has sat deep for City but has sprayed a couple of delightful passes forward. This one is for Jo, who goes down clutching his face after a challenge from Jantscher. There was precisely zero contact with his face.

Jantscher fancies himself when striking - he has another crack from 25 yards out but it's not a very powerful effort and it's not a problem for Given.

Mendes da Silva, who scored the winner for Salzburg at the weekend, puts in a good challenge on Wright-Phillips to stop a City move.

Afolabi picks up a yellow card for pulling back Lescott who is on the move in an unusually advanced position.

Boghossian offside which spoils a promising move from the visiting side.

Tough tackle from Milner releases Wright-Phillips, and despite a good cross the Austrian side come away with the ball.

Johnson's threaded ball is just on the wrong side of Balotelli, who cannot reach it.

Corner won by Schiemer as he goes up against Zabaleta. Jantscher in charge of the delivery, but the first man clears for City.

Good ball out to Schiemer on the right, but his cross is cleared well enough by Lescott. The Austrians try again.

Moment of skill from Johnson - he bursts into life down the left hand side after Jo's pass and it's a good ball into the middle which Balotelli cannot quite get on the end of.

City looking very comfortable here. Mancini looking very calm, and unmoved by the snow landing on his coat.

Boghossian tries a shot for Salzburg but it's a tame effort, causing no concern for stand-in City keeper Shay Given.

That's Balotelli's fourth goal for Manchester City.

BALOTELLI SCORES! COOL FINISH! A volley on his left foot turned in after Zabaleta's cross. It's a great finish and nothing more than City deserve.