Pellegrini slams Wilmots
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has criticised Belgium coach Marc Wilmots' decision to play Vincent Kompany in this week's final Euro 2016 qualifiers.
Kompany was called up for international duty despite missing City's last five games with a calf injury.
Pellegrini had insisted City's captain would not be fit for either of the games against Andorra or Israel, but Wilmots fielded him in the latter fixture.
The 29-year-old defender came through 58 minutes of action unscathed, yet Pellegrini was still not happy.
"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," Pellegrini said on Friday.
"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."
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