Dunga: City need to show us respect

BRAZIL coach Dunga has urged Manchester City to “show respect” to the five-times world champions as the row over Robinho’s involvement with the squad for today’s game with England rumbles on.

Robinho has been sidelined with an ankle injury and travelled from City’s training camp in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday evening with club doctor Jamie Butler to have the problem assessed by the Brazilian medical staff in Doha.

City boss Mark Hughes had been expecting Robinho to travel back on Thursday but Butler returned alone and Robinho has been training with his international team-mates.

He has ruled himself out of the game with Fabio Capello’s side but not Tuesday’s international with Oman – just four days before City take on Liverpool in a crucial Barclays Premier League clash.

Dunga is unhappy with City’s approach and said: “People need to know we are the five-times world champions. It is Brazil we are talking about.

“They (Manchester City) have got to have respect for us. They just can’t come to the team hotel and try and take the player (Robinho) away.

“We brought Robinho here so the doctors can be near to him and they are famous for getting the players fit quickly.”

For his part, Robinho insisted he is “so happy” with City but the Brazilian star said he does not want to become involved in any potential club-versus-country row.