Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli escaped unhurt after being involved in a car crash on Thursday.

Police said officers responded to reports of a collision between two cars shortly after 3:15 p.m. in Manchester city center.

City said no one was injured in the incident and that Balotelli, who was driving a Bentley, was not at fault.

The 21-year-old Italy international has rarely been out of the headlines since arriving in England in 2010 after a series of misdemeanours on and off the pitch.

Earlier, City manager Roberto Mancini complained that Balotelli’s conduct was blown out of all proportion.

“There are some people who think bad things against other people, like Mario,” Mancini said. “Every time Mario does something, (it) is like a war.

“There are other people on and off the pitch that do worse than Mario and no one says anything because maybe they play for an important team or are not like Mario.”

Mancini does not blame the media, stressing it is “his fault because if he wants he can play and stay at home.”

Balotelli frustrated Mancini with his performance in last weekend’s English Premier League match against Sunderland, despite scoring twice in the 3-3 draw.

Mancini said he considered substituting Balotelli after just five minutes. Balotelli later got involved in an argument with teammate Aleksandar Kolarov over who should take a free kick.