Mancini plays down training bust-up

AHEAD of tonight’s pivotal showdown with Arsenal, Manchester City have once again found themselves in the uncomfortable position of having to play down training ground fracas.

The latest incident came yesterday and involved former Gunners team-mates Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure.

Pictures of half a dozen team-mates moving in to quell the set-to were circulated on the internet, forcing City officials to insist there was no major issue and the matter had quickly been sorted.