Joao Cancelo has joined Bayern Munich on loan following a reported training ground bust-up with Pep Guardiola.

The full-back is said to have reacted angrily after he learned that he would not be in the starting XI for City’s FA Cup clash with Arsenal on Friday night.

Cancelo has been vocal in recent weeks at a lack of game time and has become disruptive to the squad while his relationship with Guardiola progressively deteriorated after the World Cup.

The 28-year-old Portugal international threatened to leave the club, and such was the severity of the situation, City gave Cancelo the green light to depart once he brought a loan offer from Bayern to the table with the relationship between player and manager beyond repair.

The German champions have the option to sign him for £61million at the end of the season.

His relationship with Guardiola has been strained but reached breaking point ahead of the clash with the Gunners, which City won 1-0.

City are now seeking a replacement, and losing a key squad member as the window closes is not ideal, but club insiders have disclosed they were left with little option.