Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini was involved in a training ground bust-up with troublesome forward Mario Ballotelli on Thursday, the Manchester Evening News Reported.
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Italy Stricker Balotelli provoked Mancini when he mistimed a tackle on midfielder Scott Sinclair and the pair tussled as coaches tried to seperate them, the paper said on its website.
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Balotelll, 22, left the training session hurriedly before driving away from the Carrington complex.
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Balotelli last month accepted a club fine of £340,000 for misdemeanours on and off the pitch and Mancini said he was ready to give him another chance.