00:00If you have a question, we'll take questions from English media first, followed by any questions from Norwegian media.
00:08Someone to start, please. Start with Simon.
00:13Hi, Nico. It felt like such a big win last week at Newcastle, and then obviously a disappointing derby.
00:19How are you feeling coming into this game, and how are the squad feeling?
00:23Yeah, I mean, the Newcastle win was good. I think we played very well.
00:27It was a tough place to go to, and then obviously the derby game.
00:30We weren't good enough as a team, everyone individually.
00:34Yeah, it was a tough loss, but it's one of them we need to bounce back, and tomorrow night is a really important game for us.
00:41You've got a lot of injuries at the minute, the squad's quite stretched.
00:44If you finish in the top eight, you can avoid the Champions League playoff and two extra games in February.
00:50Is that a real incentive for the group?
00:53Yeah, definitely very important for us to finish in the top eight.
00:57As you said, we missed the playoff game.
01:00Get a bit more of a break.
01:01So, yeah, it's definitely our aim to finish in the top eight, and winning tomorrow put us in a great position for that.
01:06Andy, you've obviously got a lot of good players already in your squad, but you've added another one in Mark Gwehi this afternoon.
01:14Just give us your thoughts, obviously, knowing from England.
01:17What's he like to play with, and how much are you looking forward to him being at City?
01:20Yeah, really looking forward to it. Top guy, top player. So, yeah, I can't wait for him to get started and settle in, and we'll make sure he feels welcome, and I can't wait for him to join.
01:31What kind of boost will that give the squad, knowing that you've got someone of that calibre coming in? Because you've got a few defensive injuries at the moment, haven't you?
01:39Yeah, definitely a big boost. Obviously, as you said, we've got a few defensive injuries, so him stepping in. Yeah, he's a big character. He's a leader. So, yeah, it'll be good for us. And, yeah, can't wait.
01:52Jamie? Hi, Nico. Just going back to the derby, I obviously appreciate you didn't start the game, but you did come on. How could you, Manchester City, be so flat against, basically, your fiercest rivals? Very surprising.
02:05Yeah, I don't know. I think it's on the day we wasn't on it. I don't know. I can't talk to anyone else apart from myself. I came on at halftime, and I didn't impact the game as I should have, so I can only look at myself for that.
02:18But, yeah, I don't know. I can't really answer that question.
02:23OK. Thank you. John?
02:29Hi, Nico. How much thought and preparation, I know you're going to train on it tonight, but to playing on an artificial pitch, and how different does that make it?
02:39Yeah, I mean, it'll be a bit different. Obviously, as you said, we're training on it tonight, so get used to it a bit.
02:44Obviously, it's cold out there. The environment, the atmosphere is going to be different. So, yeah, we're going to get used to it tonight.
02:51It's not an excuse. We're excited to play on it. It's a different challenge, and, yeah.
03:00Take some questions in from Norwegian Media, please.
03:03Anything? Yeah, just down in front. Thank you.
03:07Hi, Nico. A lot of big teams have been struggling coming to Buda.
03:11What do you know about the club, like the artificial grass, the climate, it's cold. What do you know about Buda Glimt and Buda El City?
03:19Yeah, we've seen clips on them. We know they can play.
03:22They're a good team. Obviously, we've seen results from huge teams that have come here and played them.
03:27So, yeah, we know it's going to be a difficult game. But, yeah, we're coming here to win.
03:32As I said, it'll put us in a good position in the league phase.
03:36But, yeah, we know it's going to be a difficult game. And, yeah, we're going to be ready for it.
03:41Anything else? Yeah. Thank you.
03:47Hi, Nico. Can you, obviously, we're interested in Erling Haaland here, can you share some insight
03:52on how he is inside the locker room as a leader in your group?
03:57Yeah, Erling's a big character. Very loud, very outgoing. He's a leader.
04:04So, if we're not on it, he's there to say, like, come on, lads, like, sort yourselves out.
04:10Like, yeah, he's a big character within the group. And, yeah, it's important for him to be there and be like that for us.
04:17Thank you. Anything else, guys? Yeah.
04:21Hi, Nico. What do you think so far about the cold? It's always a discussion when the teams come to Norway and how cold it is up here.
04:29Yeah, I mean, it's cold. We're not really used to being this cold, but,
04:34you know, we go to places like Newcastle and it's pretty similar. So, yeah, we are used to it in a bit of a way.
04:41But, yeah, no, it's fine. It's not an excuse. And then we just get to have to wrap up.
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