Ipswich boss Gary O'Neil has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium (kick-off 15:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• O'Neil confirmed some players need "checks" but he "envisages being full strength" against Enzo Maresca's Manchester City side.

• The Tractor Boys' boss said his side would take "belief" from the 2-1 victory against Fulham: "When the opposition starts to tire, we do look strong. We look strong, especially in front of our crowd, so that was a good win for us."

• Although Ipswich have won three of their opening six games, O'Neil wants his side to not get "carried away" as the season progresses, adding: "The Premier League's tough, every win feels so important and is so hard."

• Manchester City will play their second game at home since their guilty verdict for breaches of financial rules, but O'Neil said the situation is "so far away from a priority for me to even know or care about".

• However, the Ipswich head coach added: "Everyone involved in the competition wants it sorted because we want everything to just be decided on the pitch."

• On what his side need to do to challenge City: "We need to defend well. We've worked all week on that, and making sure that we're still a threat. I don't think many teams manage to go there and keep Manchester City out, so we're going to need to score goals."

• On opposition striker Erling Haaland, who broke a Champions League record by scoring against Paris St-Germain in the week: "Physically incredible. He loves scoring goals, he's just always around it. When he misses the chance, he's disappointed for a second, but then he's straight onto the next one."