A bust-up between Vincent Kompany and Fernandinho is the reported reason for the captain getting dropped

Vincent Kompany is not a man whose angry side you ever want to see.

But apparently Fernandinho found himself firmly in the Belgian's bad books at half-time in Manchester City's 2-1 defeat to Liverpool as the pair almost came to blows in the Anfield dressing rooms. According to this morning's Daily Mirror, "Kompany allegedly refused to calm down, even when boss Manuel Pellegrini tried to step in to defuse the row." The City skipper was at fault for the Reds first goal which the Brazilian midfielder didn't mind reminding him at half-time. The newspaper's source claims that "In the dressing room, Kompany was blasted by midfielder Fernandinho, who told him to pay more attention and to buck up his ideas for the second half. "Kompany, however, insisted the Brazilian could not tell him what to do. "The two are then said to have argued so furiously that others stepped in, fearing things would get out of hand. "When Pellegrini eventually got involved, he sided with Fernandinho." Kompany didn't start City's subsequent game, a 2-0 home victory over Leicester, and Fernandinho was left out all together which would suggest that there could be some truth to the story. If the reports are true then it looks like the pressure of Manchester City's Premier League struggles has finally forced the Blues captain to crack.