Micah Richards claims Vincent Kompany and Carlos Tevez had a FIGHT at Man City
Micah Richards claims Vincent Kompany and Carlos Tevez had a BATTLE at Man City… as he reveals the Argentina striker kept punching his captain while his teammates held him back!
- Micah Richards played at Man City with Vincent Kompany and Carlos Tevez
- He has revealed that the pair had a falling out during their time at the club
- Richards said Tevez took two punches to the face from Kompany when they fought
Micah Richards has revealed that Vincent Kompany and Carlos Tevez had a falling out during their time together at Manchester City, with the Belgium defender receiving multiple blows to the face.
Kompany and Tevez shared a dressing room at the Etihad Stadium between 2009 and 2013 and helped City to their first Premier League title in 2012.
But Richards has revealed that the pair didn’t always see eye to eye, and this led to a bust-up for the entire squad.
“Tevez and Kompany had a fight,” Richards said on the website Dirty guys Youtube Channel.
Richards’ revelation left those around him stunned and they immediately wanted to know who came out on top. The former City full-back admitted it was hardly a fair fight as the team quickly got involved to cool down Kompany, but Tevez was unstoppable.
Micah Richards (left) has revealed Vincent Kompany and Carlos Tevez had a falling out at Man City
Richards claimed that the City side held back Kompany (centre) to cool him down
Despite Kompany being held back, Tevez continued to throw and land punches on his captain
“It was strange because we stopped Kompany, because if he goes, he goes. And then Tevez (motions swinging punches). Kompany couldn’t do anything because we stopped him,” Richards explained.
Richards was then asked how many punches Tevez had landed on his skipper, to which he replied, ‘(A) few. But the thing is, Kompany, he ate them.’
Kompany was a no-nonsense defender during his 11-year spell at City, and Richards has admitted you didn’t want to be on the wrong side of the centre-back.
He claimed he also almost came to blows with Kompany after they had a disagreement at training.
“There was an incident on the training ground and he kept hitting one of the young boys. And I was like “Kompany, man, just relax”. He was about 20, young but short, I don’t remember his name,” Richards said.
“Kompany said shut up to me. So I was there like “shut up!” So I was like “this could happen, you know”. And he’s the captain, you have to respect your captain, but if Vinny leaves, it might have been hard for me.”
Kompany has had a successful coaching career since leaving City four years ago and has guided Burnley back to the Premier League for the first time this season.
He is set to return to the top flight of England next season with the Clarets, despite interest from Tottenham Hotspur, who are still looking for a permanent replacement for Antonio Conte.