Toure dismisses City rift reports

02 November 2010 07:34
Kolo Toure insists Manchester City will resolve their problems internally and claims it is usual for everyone at a big side to have their say.[LNB] City boss Roberto Mancini has faced problems off the field recently, with the Italian last week hitting out at what he sees as a drinking culture in British football after reports emerged that City quartet Adam Johnson, Gareth Barry, Joe Hart and Shay Given had been involved in late-night partying on a trip to Scotland.[LNB]Emmanuel Adebayor and Vincent Kompany were subsequently involved in a heated exchange during last weekend's 2-1 defeat at Wolves but Toure is adamant there are no major rifts in the squad.[LNB]The Ivory Coast defender told the Daily Telegraph, said: "Talk of division is not true at all. We are a team, but in any team, there are problems.[LNB]"We must resolve them in the dressing room and in the training camp.[LNB]"After the Wolves game, the manager had his word and the players had our words as well, so we know what we need to do in the future. There are a lot of personalities in the team. When there is an issue, everyone has his say and that is really important if you want to be a big club."

Source: Team_Talk