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Fernandinho has revealed he could have lined up against City tomorrow.

The 28-year-old sealed a £30m move from Shakhtar Donetsk to the Etihad Stadium this summer – but not before Chelsea had been in touch with his agent.

The Brazilian midfielder said: “It is a complicated story. There was contact before City came in for me. Nobody told me about this in Shakhtar. I don’t know what happened between Shakhtar and Chelsea.”

But despite having the option to move to Stamford Bridge, Fernandinho is convinced he made the right choice to join Manuel Pellegrini, whose men face Chelsea tomorrow.

He added: “I’m very happy. I have no regrets. We try to play good football, and in the last few games we have played good football and got good results.”

Not only will Fernandinho (right) be out to show Jose Mourinho what he is missing, he is hoping to prove a point to Brazil coach Felipe Scolari as he comes up against Chelsea’s Oscar, Ramires and Willian who are all rivals for a place in the World Cup squad.

He said: “It is not a case of showing my best just tomorrow, it is about showing my best against all the teams.

“It is the decision of the Brazilian national coach. I do my work here, try to do my best and if he selects me then I will be very happy.”

Meanwhile, Micah Richards believes only Chelsea can match the quality of City’s squad this season.

“Chelsea have an amazing squad, probably as good as ours. If we get any sort of result it would be a major plus for us,” said the Blues defender.

“Arsenal and Liverpool look strong. Spurs have spent a lot and you can never rule out United. Even though they have had a slow start.”