Former Manchester City No 1 Shay Given claims he was 'ready to throw a party' when he left the club in 2011 because of his relationship with Roberto Mancini.
The 41-year-old claims that the Italian 'fell out with everyone' at the club, from the players to the coaching staff and even the canteen workers.
The extraordinary revelations come in the former Republic of Ireland stopper's autobiography, serialised in The Daily Mirror.
Given was first-choice when Mancini replaced Mark Hughes in December 2009, but by the start of the next season he found himself behind Joe Hart in the pecking order.