Sylvain is our captain, he’s a very good player and we’ve got him here at the moment, so I wouldn’t want him to leave. And I don’t think he wants to leave us either.

I have a big job on my hands now, there is no mistaking that, but I feel as though I have a calmness within myself.

It would be easy for me to look at the decisions which went against us and which probably cost us in the end but I am not in the business of blaming anyone other than...

If I refused him this opportunity of fulfilling his ambition it would not be good for him or Manchester City Football Club.

It’s a ‘suck it and see’ situation with Georgios. But I think this weekend will be too soon for him. We will wait and see but he is hell bent on getting back as quick...

As long as the playing field is level and we are results-orientated and there are no personal grudges at all, then it’s brilliant.

Joey is out of Saturday’s game. He is back on the training field but he is still experiencing some discomfort.

But all I am concerned about is what he does for us on Saturday and he has not let me down yet.

The first one was a great finish,

Andy is having an operation today and we think he will be out for between four and five weeks.

Sylvain is not going anywhere. He is staying at Manchester City.

If we go out there and do our level best in every game, then I will take my chances that the results will be more good than bad.

I have always been the sort of person who liked responsibility,

I haven’t got that luxury. The 16 or 18 players involved in the first team are basically the only players I’ve got.

We think it was a wise investment. He’s still got an awful lot to learn but he was a real handful for them.

I wish they could have a camera in the dressing room to know exactly how much it meant to the players. If they saw that, they would be very proud of the players.

Joey’s got to be a bit cuter and cleverer in the way he tackles.

I have lived my life that way and I expect the people who work for me to be the same way.

We are delighted Richard has signed. From my own point of view it’s great that I am the man in charge when he turns around and says he wants to stay at this football club,

It is a fantastic move for Robbie and it has worked well for us because it has freed some cash to invest in players.

We would embarrass ourselves playing like that in Europe.