Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini admits he lost his temper for "three or four seconds" following images showing himself and Mario Balotelli in a training-ground bust-up on Thursday.
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The Italy compatriots were photographed tussling with each other at Carrington this week after Balotelli reportedly made a strong challenge on Scott Sinclair ahead of this weekend's FA Cup clash against Watford.
Mancini admits to his emotions getting the better of him at the time, but the City manager insists the incident has already been put behind them.
"I think the photos show the worst of what happened," he said at a press conference on Friday. "It was nothing special. There was no fight, this was not true.
"We were playing a game and Mario kicked his team-mate. I said to him, 'Go inside, leave the pitch'. He said no and I took his shirt and pushed him out of the pitch.
"This is what really happened, nothing special."
When asked if he lost his temper, Mancini said: "No, no. For two seconds, yes - during three or four seconds because he didn't want to leave the pitch.
"He can't do this against no one, but then it was finished."
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