Man City boss Pellegrini admits being angry with Kompany

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini admits he was unhappy with Vincent Kompany playing for Belgium this week.

The 29-year-old came through their Euros clash with Israel unscathed but Pellegrini was not happy, even though he accepts Belgium coach Marc Wilmots acted within his rights.

Pellegrini said: "I was not pleased because we sent Vincent with some medical report that he was not able to play but, as the manager of Belgium said, he can do what he wants in the international break. He can use the players and he wanted to use him.

"But for me, when you don't send a player to the national squad and you cannot use him for your club, I think the other sense must be the same. If a player didn't play the last three games for his club he cannot play for the national squad.

"But these are the rules. I think someday clubs will protest about that."