Sun 24th May - The City of Manchester Stadium
By Vlatko Siljanovski Last updated: 7th January 2009
Bojinov: Wants to prove himself
At the moment I am not thinking in moving back to Italy as I have immense aspiration to prove myself at Manchester.
Bojinov
Quotes of the week
Valeri Bojinov has played down speculation he could leave Manchester City in January, stating he is keen to prove himself at the club.
The former Fiorentina and Lecce ace has barely kicked a ball for the club after suffering a series of long-term injuries during his time at Eastlands.
Bojinov is being tipped to return to action this month, although the 22-year-old is not looking to cut short his injury-hit City spell.
Despite being linked with a move to Serie A outfit Lazio, the Bulgarian has no thoughts of returning to Italy as he is keen to show City fans what they have been missing.
"At the moment I am not thinking of moving back to Italy as I have immense aspirations to prove myself at Manchester," he told the Italian press.
"I feel much better as I have started training with a ball, but I miss the game rhythm.
"At the moment, the team are positioned below expectations, but I am sure that my team-mates know very well what is expected from all of us and I believe things will soon move in the right direction."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 18th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 14:00 | Orlando Pirates vs Man City |
| Tuesday 21st July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:15 | Kaizer Chiefs vs Man City |
| Saturday 15th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Man City |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Man City vs Wolverhampton |
| Saturday 29th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Man City |
| Saturday 12th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Man City vs Arsenal |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Man Utd vs Man City |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Man City vs West Ham |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aston Villa vs Man City |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 24th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man City 1 - 0 Bolton | |
| Saturday 16th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Tottenham 2 - 1 Man City | |
| Sunday 10th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 2 - 0 Man City | |
| Saturday 2nd May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man City 3 - 1 Blackburn | |
| Saturday 25th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Everton 1 - 2 Man City | |
| Sunday 19th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man City 4 - 2 West Brom | |
| Thursday 16th April | |
| Europa League | |
| Man City 2 - 1 Hamburg | |
| Sunday 12th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man City 1 - 3 Fulham | |
| Thursday 9th April | |
| Europa League | |
| Hamburg 3 - 1 Man City | |
| Saturday 4th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Arsenal 2 - 0 Man City | |
| Sunday 22nd March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man City 1 - 0 Sunderland | |
| Thursday 19th March | |
| Europa League | |
| AaB 2 - 0 Man City | |
| Sunday 15th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 1 - 0 Man City | |
| Thursday 12th March | |
| Europa League | |
| Man City 2 - 0 AaB | |
| Wednesday 4th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man City 2 - 0 Aston Villa | |
| Sunday 1st March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Ham 1 - 0 Man City | |
| Thursday 26th February | |
| Europa League | |
| Man City 2 - 1 FC Copenhagen | |
| Sunday 22nd February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Liverpool 1 - 1 Man City | |
| Thursday 19th February | |
| Europa League | |
| FC Copenhagen 2 - 2 Man City | |
| Saturday 14th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 2 - 0 Man City | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Hull City | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 0 | 0 |
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