Mancini denies Balotelli rift

25 September,2012 08:36 AM IST |   |  AFP

Roberto Mancini played down talk of another altercation with his volatile Italian forward Mario Balotelli as Manchester City's frustrating start to their Premier League title defence continued with a 1-1 home draw against Arsenal


Laurent Koscielny scored a late equaliser for Arsene Wenger's team at Eastlands on Sunday. After the final whistle, Balotelli was pushed down the tunnel by City manager Mancini after shouting in his direction as he left the field - presumably discussing why he'd played just the final six minutes of the game.

"I don't know what happened, I don't know if he asked me something, but it's not important," said Italian boss Mancini. "Mario probably thinks it was important. Tomorrow I will ask him, next time I see him."u00a0

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