Nicolas Anelka today dismissed Eyal Berkovic's claim that Kevin Keegan had "lost" the dressing room at Manchester City.
Berkovic had attacked Keegan following his move to Premiership rivals Portsmouth last week. The Israeli midfielder labelled Keegan a "big baby" who "deserves the sack" after being left out of the side before moving to Fratton Park, where he helped Pompey beat City 4-2 on Saturday.
But Anelka has leapt to the defence of the former England manager and said: "I don't know why Eyal says this. It is not true to say that we are not behind the manager.
"We are all together and we are all working hard to try and win for the club in every game. It is just that this is a very difficult time for us all. When you do not win for 14 matches it is a hard situation to get out of.
"But we all play for the manager and we all try to keep our spirit strong. That is all we can do. I just try and score as often as possible so that I can do my part," the French striker said.