They are only here to spoil our party

KOMPANY’S DERBY WARNING

letting us have a perfect moment.

“Usually you want to spoil it with everything you’ve got. I know that’s what I’d be feeling if I was on the other side. “We’ll use these two weeks until Everton to get ready mentally to keep the level up, like we’ve done in every single game.” As sweet as claiming their third Premier League title against United would be, Kompany does not think it would top winning it in 2012 through Sergio Aguero’s sensational stoppage-time goal.

City’s incredible comeback in added time against QPR remains the greatest finale to a title race and Kompany says nothing could beat the emotion of that day. “I don’t know if it would top that,” said the centrehalf. “Hopefully we can have that conversation after the game! Right now nothing feels like it can top the Aguero moment.”

Kompany is wary that the players may become distracted by all the talk of winning the title against United.

The Belgium star says they must stay focused on getting over the line and forget when that moment will come.

“Let’s put everything straight first – we just want to win the title,” he said. “Everything else is a bonus, a cherry on the cake.

“But everything doesn’t stand or fall by this one game. It’s one thing we know a lot of the fans will want.

“Whether we can deliver it is a completely different discussion. We need to be steady.”

City will begin their preparations for Everton during their training camp in Abu Dhabi this week and Kompany insists the five-day break is not a holiday. “No, it isn’t that,” he said. “The manager said we’ve got stuff to work on. But just having the sun feels like a holiday although it’ll probably rain when we’re there!”

City were thoroughly professional against Stoke as they strolled to a 2-0 win to re-open their 16-point advantage over second-placed United. Kompany was particularly pleased with how well they dealt with Stoke’s direct style and claims this proves they can do the ugly stuff to complement their beautiful football. “That’s been the case,” he said. “We’ve put in those headers in the boxes when we’ve needed to. We come through the physical side of it.

“With these type of games you’ve always got to be careful because if you don’t take the sting out of it with spells of possession, you give the other team confidence. “I’m really pleased with our game-management.”