5 famous players who had a major fallout with their managers

HULL, ENGLAND - APRIL 28:  Mario Balotelli of Liverpool shakes hands with Brendan Rodgers manager of Liverpool as he is substituted during the Barclays Premier League match between Hull City and Liverpool at KC Stadium on April 28, 2015 in Hull, England.  (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Things weren’t so rosy between Balotelli and Rodgers

#1 Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Pep Guardiola

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BARCELONA, SPAIN - APRIL 28: Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola subs Zlatan Ibrahimovic during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final Second Leg match between Barcelona and Inter Milan at Camp Nou on April 28, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.  (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
Ibrahimovic and Guardiola don’t loo eye-to-eye
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There is basically an entire book written about the relationship between Pep Guardiola and Zlatan Ibrahimovic by the name of ‘Jag Ar Zlatan,’ loosely translating to ‘I am Zlatan.’

The Swede, in his autobiography, shed light on the type of relationship these two had and it wasn’t very good. At all. Indeed, according to the book, the former Inter player said Guardiola a lot of inappropriate things ranging from foul-mouthed suggesting Guardiola to pleasure himself in an unorthodox way to pointing fingers at his gender.

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After the exit at Inter’s hands, Ibrahimovic confronted his boss in the most astonishing manner. "Guardiola was staring at me and I lost it. I thought, 'There is my enemy, scratching his bald head!' I yelled: 'You haven't got any b***s!' and worse than that I added: 'You can go f**k yourself!'

“I completely lost it, and you might have expected Guardiola to say a few words in response, but he's a spineless coward."

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He also added in his book: "When you buy me, you are buying a Ferrari. If you drive a Ferrari, you put premium petrol in the tank, you hit the motorway and you step on the gas. Guardiola filled up with diesel and took a spin in the countryside. He should have bought a Fiat."

The Catalan manager has never really opened up about his relationship with his former striker, opting to stay mum in most cases, but the former Manchester United striker never really lets go of a chance to take a dig at the current Manchester City boss – something that says a lot about their relationship.

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