Platt: Mancini was furious

The assistant of Manchester City’s coach Roberto Mancini came instead of him for the press after the match agains’t Stoke City: “He is worried he might say something that might get him in hot water.”

“He was just a bit hot afterwards and once he calms down, he will be fine. You know how these things go: if he comes in and something goes out of the way or gets lost in translation.”

On question did Mancini refused to shake hands after the match with Stoke City manager, Tony Pulis, Platt said: “I don’t know.”

“There is a long way to go and there will be more twists and turns along the way, for certain. We will follow our own road as we have been doing all season and win as many games as we possibly can between now and the last match.”

“Our destiny is still well within our own hands, which is all you can ask for at this stage. The lads are positive and we move on to the next game, now.”