Defiant Eriksson: I will not change

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The 59-year-old, who has been out of football since leaving the England job after the 2006 World Cup, said: "I don't think I will change. A lot has been written about me, some fair and some not fair in my opinion, but I am here to do a good job for Manchester City and will be judged on that."

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Eriksson joins a club being taken over by former Thai Premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his first game will be at West Ham on 11 August.

Eriksson said: "I had some offers during my time off but I am happy that I didn't accept them and extremely happy to be here. If I am the second or third choice, I couldn't care about that. I don't know if I have to prove myself, it's up others if they think I have something to prove."

The Swede was asked about the fact that he was still being paid £6000 a week up to last month by the Football Association but hit back saying: "I am not embarrassed because I think I was very nice to the FA but I am not here to talk about that. The England job is history."

Eriksson has been linked with a £50million transfer kitty but said he had not talked sums with the new owners, adding: "I don't think I should care to speak about money."

"I can promise you will see new faces in the squad and the team when the Premier League starts.

"Let's wait until the middle of August and you will see.

"It's a big, big club and I think a lot of football players around the world would like to play for Manchester City especially as they know this club will be bigger and bigger."

On his current squad, he said: "I think it's good. One thing I think is very, very good is that we have six players from the academy in the squad.

"That's important, That's something to build on for the future."

Eriksson also refused to contemplate the fate of his predecessors at City, who have a history of sacking their managers.

"I never thought about the other managers," he said.

"I have this job, I'm very happy to have it and proud to have it and I think I'll do a good job."

As for his immediate ambitions for the club, he said: "We should wait with that. It's very easy and stupid to talk about that today. Let's see when we have the final squad. that's when I'll tell you."