Nico has vowed to continually improve in order to remain at Manchester City for a long time to come.
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The Spanish midfielder joined the Club in February and has shown a steely determination on the pitch, throwing himself into tackles and driving the team forward.
He’s also been a keen learner off the pitch, with Pep Guardiola regularly praising his capacity for taking on new information.
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With Rodri likely to be absent for this week’s clashes with Villarreal and Aston Villa, Nico now has a chance to establish himself in the holding role.
Speaking in a press conference ahead of the first of those matches, Nico reflected on his time at City so far.
“It has been amazing to be honest. It’s a dream to be at Manchester City,” he said.
“If you told me one year ago, I wouldn’t believe all the experiences and how I have grown, I wouldn’t believe it.
“I am very happy. I want to keep improving and keep playing for City for a long time.”
Watch the full press conference at the top of the page...
Villarreal v City App coverage
Our official app allows you to follow all of the action from our Champions League clash against Villarreal in one place.
Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, while our Matchday Live show will begin at around 18:45 (UK).
Scott Carson and Nedum Onuoha will be the guests on the latest Matchday Live show alongside presenter Natalie Pike, offering their expert insight before, during and after the action.
During the game you can also listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Steve Howey while our text commentary continues.
Make sure to have push notifications turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.
We’ll have a quick-hit 2-minute highlights package available at midnight (UK) on Tuesday and following the next day globally, while you can sign-in to watch a free 8-minute edit globally the next day too.
On CITY+ meanwhile, there’ll be our popular full-match replay as well as our new extended highlights offering which features the best 20 minutes of action from the game. Both are also available at Midnight (UK) on Thursday and 23:00 (Global) on Friday.