f50mercurial: Manchester City star Fernandinho denies bust-up with captain Vincent Kompany

Manchester City star Fernandinho has denied having a bust-up with Vincent Kompany during the defeat to Liverpool.

The midfielder, 29, was reported to have engaged in a heated argument with his skipper at half-time at Anfield on March 1.

Fernandinho insists it was simply a conversation and he admits he is surprised it has become such a significant story.

"It was nothing major. There were other people around us, and you have to raise your voice a little bit. There was no fight, just a conversation.

"Every player in every team speaks to each other in order to improve the quality on the pitch – that communication is necessary. You have to talk, and that is what happened.

"There was a conversation and not much more than that. I don't know why people actually thought there was a fight. We spoke about how we could improve things in that match.”

The pair were dropped for the subsequent win at home to Leicester on March 4, with Kompany on the bench and Fernandinho in the stands - and the Brazilian insists he does not have an issue with his captain.

He said: "I don't have anything bad to say about Vinny. He is a great player, a great team member, and I have always liked him.

"Myself and Vinny spoke about it that day, and everything was settled on that day. It was finished. It's very weird that this story actually came up; for something so small to suddenly become so big.”

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No. That coveted fourth place in the Premier League – occupied by Arsenal for three of the last four years – has been a privilege since the 2001/02 season.

For fairness, UEFA hand out Champions League places depending on how a particular country has performed in the last five years. At its height, the Premier League had eight Champions League finalist in eight seasons between 2005 and 2012, winning three. But events of the last two-and-a-half years have threatened to ruin all that hard work…

Why are people now saying the Premier League could soon lose a Champions League spot?

English clubs' underwhelming record in Europe this season was highlighted when Chelsea were knocked out of the Champions League by PSG on Wednesday night.

Liverpool went out at the group stage and were then knocked out of the Europa League round of 32, Arsenal must overcome a 3-1 first-leg deficit at Monaco, Manchester City go to Barcelona 2-1 down, and Everton are the only side left in Europe’s secondary competition.

Which countries get which places?

Currently, the top three ranked countries – Spain, England and Germany - are given four Champions League places, while the three countries below - currently Italy, Portugal and France - are given three.

The countries are ranked on a coefficient score, based on 'points' gained from performance in the Champions League and Europa League.

How is this coefficient score calculated?

The coefficient is calculated by working out an average score for the country, which is gained by dividing the number of 'points' obtained by the total number of clubs representing a country (for example, England have seven clubs this season).

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2015年3月12日星期四

Manchester City star Fernandinho denies bust-up with captain Vincent Kompany

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