Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has widened the rift between himself and Craig Bellamy.
Yesterday Mancini accused him of lying in response to the complaint that he had blanked the Welshman for the last six months.
"It's not important for me because it is false," he said in English that does seem to be improving despite the assistance of an interpreter who not so long ago was sat at Fabio Capello's side in South Africa.
"Because I work with the players every day, I speak with the players every day, and Craig played always with me last year. Always. But it's not important. I don't want to talk about this."
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