Micah Richards plays down Mario Balotelli fight

Micah Richards has played down his training ground bust-up with Manchester City teammate Mario Balotelli.

The pair were thought to have tussled with each other at the club's Carrington training facility on Thursday.

"Me & mario are all good! these things happen in training & we shook hands after," Richards tweeted. "It shows passion!"

The team were preparing for Sunday's home match against Arsenal.