Seluk gave the Etihad board an ultimatum of one week to decide whether they would offer him a new deal. “The presence of Guardiola as a manager at City and the fact that it is a great club were very important factors in my final decision. They can start building bridges with Mourinho this evening by putting in a powerful performance in this third-round tie against mid-table, League One opposition. He signed a new deal in April 2013 - but only after his Russian representative had made claims about how little his client was valued at the club. It is a world away from the lavish?settings they are used to at their state of the art AON Training Complex at Carrington in Manchester. Darou got me doing stuff Id never thought of, running in sand, playing football in sand, swimming, playing basketball. Toure has appeared in just one of Citys eight games this season and was surprisingly missed out of the clubs 25-man Champions League squad. That is short-term but Mourinho is in this for the long haul. r players for helping the kids through what could have been a tricky visit to the City Ground. Pep Guardiola, who has maintained the Sky Blues 100 per cent start to the season, had the keys to his plush new home within weeks of his unveiling as City boss.