Richards rubbishes Hughes rift

Micah Richards insists there is no ill-feeling between himself and Manchester City boss Mark Hughes. Reports over the weekend suggested the centre-half had been involved in a training ground bust-up with his Eastlands boss.The 'little exchange' is said to have taken place on Friday, 24 hours before City saw off Everton 2-1 at Goodison Park.Hughes was quick to play down the incident in the aftermath of that success, while Richards has also moved to curb the furore surrounding the matter."What happened was blown out of all proportion, but the result and performance will say enough - that was key," said Richards on his personal website."There's absolutely no problem between me and the gaffer. We're both winners and want the club to progress and be successful. It was more passion than anything, and was a misunderstanding."CommonHughes said after the Toffees game: "People seem to be making a big thing of the little exchange we had. These things happen time and time again at training grounds."If it had been a serious incident he wouldn't have played so that shows you the strength of it."Richards was forced to come off with a knee problem on Saturday and will now undergo a scan in order to assess the full extent of the damage."It's sore but touch wood it's nothing serious," he added.

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