Source: Daily_Mail
Manchester City are better off now rebel Elano has left, insists Ireland
Stephen Ireland has assured anxious Manchester City fans that manager Mark Hughes will take the club to the top end of the Barclays Premier League now that he has rid the club of the players who tried to undermine him.[LNB]Ireland has emerged as one of City's success stories since Hughes arrived to put the spark back in the midfielder's career.[LNB]And the 23-year-old became the first player of the new era to speak publicly about the way players such as the Brazilian Elano openly tried to engineer a revolt during Hughes's early days.[LNB] Let's sheik on it: Stephen Ireland meets Man City owner Sheik Mansour[LNB]Ireland said: 'Last year he was fighting his corner all the time. That's why he's needed time.[LNB]'Not many players were pulling in the right direction the kind of players who are not here now. The fact that they have gone clearly shows they were not more importantthan the gaffer.[LNB] City have lost their way since victory over Arsenal, admits Garry CookBarcelona play down bid for Manchester City star RobinhoChelsea, United and Manchester City told: Come and get Ajax striker Luis SuarezNedum Onuoha puts decision on hold as Manchester City defender remains torn between England and NigeriaMANCHESTER CITY FC
