City striker Balotelli involved in training ground bust-up with furious Mancini

Mario Balotelli was caught up in yet more controversy on Wednesday after a training ground bust-up with manager Roberto Mancini.

The £24million Manchester City striker, who'd jetted in from Italy after bizarrely crashing an Inter Milan press conference on Tuesday, provoked an angry reaction from Mancini at the club's Carrington training ground.

Balotelli received a severe dressing down from a furious Mancini in front of the stunned City squad, and was then apparently ordered to train on his own.