The Croatian is extremely grateful for his time at Man City, particularly the time spent under the tutelage of Sven Goran Eriksson.

"Sven is a really good manager and one of the best men I have met. I learned a lot from him," explained Corluka, refusing to disclose if the Swedish ladies' man shared his sure-fire 'Your daddy must have been a baker, because you've got a great set of buns' chat up line.