Joleon Lescott denies that his acrimonious move from Everton gives them extra motivation when they play Manchester City.
Tomorrow the teams meet for the eighth time since the defender left Goodison Park for the Etihad Stadium in a protracted £22million transfer in August 2009.
At the time, Everton manager David Moyes accused City of “disgusting” behaviour and later partly blamed the affair for his side’s poor start to that campaign.
Since then, City have lost five times to Everton and won only once but need a victory at Goodison Park to keep their slim title hopes alive.
Lescott said: “When I was at Everton we beat City on a number of occasions, so I don’t think it [the bad run] is down to my transfer.
“I wouldn’t say they raise their game, because they are always tough opponents against any team. Goodison is a tough away ground.”
