Roberto Mancini insists he has no problem with Craig Bellamy

(GSM) – Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has denied a report of a serious rift with the striker, who has been sidelined with a knee injury.

The Italian confirmed that Craig Bellamy could be available for selection against Liverpool on Sunday.

The Sun reported on Friday morning that Mancini had become so incensed with Bellamy that he ordered him away from the club for three months.

While Mancini admits to having a difference of opinion with Bellamy regarding how best to treat a groin problem, he expects the striker to feature against his former club Liverpool if he proves his fitness ahead of Sunday’s Premier League game.

Mancini said, “Today Craig is here, working with the physio,” said Mancini. “It was the same yesterday. These things (an argument) can happen in a job. I don’t have problems with Craig.”

He continued, “I spoke with him in the office and read that I shouted at him. But I didn’t. We just spoke face-to-face. He is having treatment at the training ground and if the knee is okay, he will be available for Sunday.”