Sven-Goran Eriksson has revealed how Manchester City players wanted to go on strike before their historic 8-1 loss to Middlesbrough in 2008 in protest against the club's then-owner Thaksin Shinawatra.
Richard Dunne - who was the Manchester City captain at the time - approached Eriksson earlier in the week and said the players wanted to make a statement against Thaksin's ruthlessness nature and approach to the club.
Eriksson said they had to play the fixture and blamed the relationship between Sinawatra and the players for the heavy result - which would ultimately cost him his job.