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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Premier League game against Nottingham Forest at Etihad Stadium (kick-off 19:30 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
- On Erling Haaland, who missed the Leeds game with a knock, Guardiola said: "He is much better but yesterday we didn't train. Now we have training. We'll decide today after training." Guardiola said the "same" applied to Nico O'Reilly, who suffered an ankle injury against Leeds.
- Asked about facing Vitor Pereira's Porto with Barcelona in the Uefa Super Cup in 2011, he said: "I remember perfectly. I remember Wolves last season. The first half they outplayed us and were better. We were lucky. He's a top-class manager. Forest have some top-class players."
- The Catalan added: "Forest play for an important thing like us. We have six games in this month. It's really important - we are five points behind Arsenal so we cannot drop points."
- Guardiola then faced several questions on the increased importance of set-pieces in the Premier League. "I remember as a young boy every time in Spain people would say 'in England when there's a corner people would celebrate like a goal'. So nothing has changed." He went on to say it has become more common and compared it to three-pointers becoming a bigger part of basketball's NBA.
- On Liverpool boss Arne Slot saying he doesn't like it, Guardiola said: "I understand why Arne said that in some aspects."
- But he said teams have to get used to it. "Yes. It is what it is. It is the business I am in. I am a manager. I can't say 'I don't like set-pieces'. I adapt and do it," he said. "Football is not being played in one way since football was created. Football in England is different than Spain and Italy. That's why the Champions League is nice – everyone plays in a different way. How boring would it be if everyone plays the same way. If I don't like it, it's my business. If I don't like, I don't watch but I have to adapt."
- Guardiola was asked about the amount of pushing and pulling at corners more than once but would not engage. He said: "My opinion remains to me. I share with my players a lot about what happens inside and outside the box but it remains absolutely with me and I don't want to share it with you."
- He spoke of his happiness at still being in the hunt in all four competitions, stating: "I believe winter time finishes here in February. March starts to be at 5pm, 6pm, it's not dark. We're in the competitions. A dream. We're so happy. Next Saturday against Newcastle [in the FA Cup], two games against Real Madrid. It's good to be here."
There will be full commentary of the game on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website.
Follow all of Tuesday's Premier League news conferences.