Manchester City vs Leeds United press conference highlights: Sam Allardyce provides squad injury update

I'm not sure I could mark Haaland hen I played and I was the most physical player in the league when I played like I mean, I think that you have to be strong enough to deal with him because he can use his bodyweight brilliantly as well as his talent and his skills

There's a lot of strong players with character that have been in the last couple of days who've, you know, speak out and you can hear them talking in and then you've got your quieter ones

When we lose the ball, we all have to be compact and we all have to do our bit Because, you know, if whoever's playing striker, stops penetrating pass tomorrow is doing a great defensive job. I'm not asking him to tackle and win it back but I am asking him to make life difficult for that defender to pass it to Manchester City's players.

Mind is everything. And I have to control and talk to the players about controlling the mind about mindfulness about concentration on positive thinking. There's a huge amount of research. Because when we're here [training], everything's going on about training, tactically. You talk about about the mindsets and all that a player can bring in himself in a very good mindset by relaxing at home and start starting to think positively about his game.

I hope I get something similar to that in terms of results in the next four games, Roy, Neil and me - it’d be good for the oldies

Well, I don't ever see a problem in training because there's no real pressure there like there is a game so the goalkeeper coach working with him there's nothing you can see to suggest or say anything other than you look at him and he does like all the keepers do together and go through the routine.

You know they are they are a bit daft, a bit mad out there. because they love doing what they do. and if you did if you did that for an outfield player would get really bored but the goalkeepers love it. They’re a right good pack together, a little family of their own. so that would help him hopefully but you know that for me is to be one of the probably the biggest issue that I have to make today.

There can be an element of surprise for me because because Pep won't know - he can second guess based on what I've done in the past.

But that's quite a while ago. And it's a different team. And I've got different players who have different strengths and weaknesses so that can be an element of surprise.

Stop the supply and stop the big man getting as many chances as he gets and then you're limiting chances for scoring so stop the supply but keep an eye on him at all times, particularly in the final third.

I’ve tried to make everybody feel better. You know, I try to have a lot of conversations with lads who come in the office, lads who want to chat in the office, have lots of conversations on the training ground.

Nothing to do with football or coaching just life in general, just to see and find out their personalities, and try and have a little bit more lighthearted conversation here and there, find out more about him gives you, gives you a better understanding of everybody.

I’ve only got Dallas, Adams, Sinisterra and Cooper injured.

We hope we can find a space or two to cause them some problems and if we get a chance to score I don't think we could afford to miss any chances or opportunities. We might get in City’s box, we'd have to be ruthless, clinical, and defensively, the team will have to be the best it's been this season, which obviously has been a bit frail, but we're going to try and put that right obviously.

I think he's brilliant. He's doing a huge amount for the Premier League since he's been here. and I think that when you when you see what he's achieved, and I know we can talk about their backing, which is every successful football club it's not you know, just the coach or the players, it's the backing behind that, the recruitment behind that, and the recruitment has been spot on and his management style over the years has been fabulous. The sad thing is for us they’re in the best form of the season because they've won nine on the trot.

In terms of response I couldn’t be more pleased that the players have aired their views. Very important for me to go forward. We’ve put a plan together, to only talk about Man City and the big task we have in front of us. Then we’ve gone onto the training ground and into this room to analyse the best way to play this Saturday.