Premier League Spoke to the Daily Mail

Former Manchester City striker, Robinho, has admitted he liked to party during his time in England, but has suggested that his English teammates were even worse, but weren't ever caught.

The Brazilian, much like Neymar today, was often criticised for his love of the nightclub scene.

"I liked Manchester, the club, the restaurants... but let's not forget the nightclubs," he said to the Daily Mail.

"I was a party-goer, and yes, I liked to have fun, but the Englishmen went out more than the Brazilians!

"Joe Hart was always out, and so was Micah Richards and Shaun Wright-Phillips, but the Brazilians partied, the club always caught us."

Much has been made of City wanting to sign Lionel Messi from Barcelona, but Robinho has said it was never an option.

"I spoke a couple of times with the owner, Sheikh Mansour," he continued.

"He told me he was going to sign Kaka and Messi.

"Kaka was close, but Messi... that was unattainable for them, but I believed in the project.

"The Sheikh had the ambition to form the best team in the world and look at them now, they have the best coach in the world, which is Pep Guardiola, and they can compete against anyone."

Asked about his departure from Real Madrid, the Brazilian saw it as an opportunity.

"With all the respect in the world to the players I played with, today it would be easier," he said.

"I remember the last day of the transfer market when my agent called me.

"I had the opportunity to go to City and though I had talked with Chelsea coach Scolari, Madrid blocked it because they did not want me to go to a direct Champions League rival."