Manchester City have been attacked in the local Chinese press

The Mirror reports City have found themselves at the centre of a diplomatic storm after Chinese state media branded the Premier League champions “disrespectful" and “arrogant".

In an editorial following City's trip to Shanghai and Nanjing for the Asia Trophy, the government-owned Xinhua Agency has accused City of only going to China for the money.

The article, under the headline 'Chinese fans' love for Man City goes unreciprocated on home soil', says that Pep Guardiola and his squad failed to engage with local supporters in the same way as tournament rivals Wolves , West Ham and Newcastle .

The attack will come as a huge embarrassment to City's Abu Dhabi owners.