Fiorentina loan signing Micah Richards has spoken of playing with Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli at Manchester City.
The pair had to be separated by team-mates at the club's Carrington HQ in December 2011.
"We were playing in five-a-side match, and our team was losing because his man was always scoring," said Richards.
"So I said to Mario: 'You have to run'. He said something in Italian that wasn't so nice and we had a bit of an argument, but after that it was finished. We are good friends in England."
On Balotell's move to Liverpool, Richards said: "He'll be playing with my good friend Daniel Sturridge and they'll make a good partnership.
"The fans will love him; off the field he is a little bit but he's one of the most talented players on the field."
