MARIO BALOTELLI sparked a furious Wembley bust-up with Rio Ferdinand. The Manchester City hothead goaded Ferdinand on the pitch after City's 1-0 FA Cup semi-final win. The Italian hitman winked at Ferdinand before continuing his celebrations just feet from his rival. Balotelli had to be dragged away by boss Roberto Mancini as Ferdinand lost his rag and tried to confront the striker. Ferdinand managed to grab Balotelli by the back of his shirt before taking issue with Mancini himself and City first-team coach David Platt. Rio jabbed his finger into Platt's neck after the former England international also got involved by grabbing hold of United midfielder Anderson after he shoved Balotelli. Mancini refused to discuss in detail what happened. He said: "I want to wait because, every time, 'It's Balotelli's fault'."