Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini moved on Friday to play down reports of an argument with Striker Mario Ballotelli, saying it was ''nothing special''.
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Photographs on Thursday showed the two men squaring up and needing to be seperated by club staff.
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Reports said Mancini had been incensed by a tackle Italy striker Balotelli had made on one of his teammates in training.
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But at a press conference on Friday, Mancini said ''It wasn't bad things like in the newspaper''.
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'' We were playing a game (during training) and Mario kicked his teammates and I said to him to go inside, leave the pitch ''.
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'' He said no, I (took) his shirt and pushed him out of the pitch. That was it. That is what happened. Nothing special ''.
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My people, THAT ONE NO SPECIAL???