The midfielder admitted that City respect Manchester United. The Blues face their city rivals on Sunday.
The Ivorian star said: 'We respect United but we are at home and confident against anyone on our own pitch. These are the games, personally, I love because it is a challenge against a strong team.
'Matches like this are why I love being a footballer. I enjoy the pressure and expectation and everything that goes with it.
'Some guys get stressed about situations like this but it’s all water off a duck’s back to me. The eyes of the football world will be centred on Manchester and this is a game everyone will want to see - and that suits me fine.
'It’s going to be a fantastic game and we know it will be tough, but they have conceded a lot of goals and we have a mentality that we will not be beaten on our own pitch.
'We will be in front of our own fans on our own ground and we are ready for this game. There is a long way to go this season but we can’t allow United to get too far in front because they are a quality team who are used to winning titles.'
Dec. 8, 2012.
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