Wright-Phillips misses friendly

Shaun Wright-Phillips has fuelled rumours of an impending departure to Chelsea by pulling out of Manchester City’s friendly at Macclesfield this afternoon.

The England winger, subject of a £20m (€29.1m) bid from the Stamford Bridge outfit which was rejected within an hour of it being lodged yesterday evening, arived at Moss Rose with the rest of the Blues squad, but then complained of feeling unwell and was driven home by a City official.