Now Benjani has a pop at Manchester City

Martin Petrov and Benjani have followed Stephen Ireland in offering fierce criticism of former club Manchester City, with accusations including that relationships between the players aren't what they should be and that an atmosphere of distrust exists at the [1.71] top-four contenders...

Stephen Ireland
"I don't think loyalty is much in anyone's mind at Manchester City...I've settled in so well, so fast. Even the young lads are so polite. I'm actually quite shocked with that. At City they're not like that. They're coming in with £10,000 watches on their wrists and walking around as if they have played 200 Premier League games."

Martin Petrov
"At the moment at City, people are becoming more bad than good. The human relationships are lost and the trust is lost too. In this situation the players are going to play like millionaires in games and are not a team on the pitch. I don't miss City. If I accepted their one-year offer now I would be on loan somewhere else. At City nothing is clear. The team are looking for identity."

Benjani
"It sounds great, but in football money is not everything. What is needed is people who can hang around and love you to be there. I would prefer to be here without having all those facilities, be happy and trust everyone around you. (At Manchester City) behind the scenes, there is no trust. I would prefer to play for a club where you are being trusted and you trust everyone around you."

Is there something seriously wrong at Eastlands, or are these just the grumblings you would expect from disgruntled former employees? Have your say below...

Published: 2 Sep 2010

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