Monday 25 April 2016 14:09, UK
Aston Villa defender Jores Okore has questioned caretaker manager Eric Black after he was dropped from the first team.
The Denmark international is training with the U21s after Black said he refused to be on the bench for the 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth earlier this month.
But Okore took to Twitter to claim there was more to his omission than Black, who replaced Remi Garde last month, had suggested.
He wrote: "I refuse to play?, I was on the bench against Chelsea and the games before, why didn't I refuse to play those games? There must be more to it then MR. Eric Black is telling you!"
Black had previously said Okore told him he did not want to play for Villa after failing to make the starting XI against the Cherries.
"It wasn't a disagreement. I spoke to Jores the week beginning the Bournemouth game and I thought he responded well and thought he trained extremely well," he said.
"But once I named the XI on the Friday, Jores asked to see me and said that he didn't want to be considered to be on the bench, which I found surprising.
"I withdrew him from the squad. I met him again on the Monday. He said he didn't want to be considered for any of the games going forwards."
Okore's banishment came after club captain Gabby Agbonlahor was suspended by the club as they investigate alleged laughing gas use on the night they were relegated from the Barclays Premier League.
Villa, who lost 4-2 at home to Southampton last Saturday, were relegated from the top flight for the first time since 1987 earlier this month.
