Mario Balotelli's Manchester City future looks to be in serious doubt after pictures emerged of a training-ground bust-up with manager Roberto Mancini.

The duo reportedly had to be separated at City's Carrington training ground on Thursday morning following a heated row.

Mancini is understood to have reacted angrily to a tackle Balotelli made on team-mate Scott Sinclair during a training session.

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