The agent of Valencia striker Fernando Morientes has revealed the influence of sports director Miguel Ruiz in keeping the Spain international happy this season.

Gines Carvajal said: "Morientes needs affection, you need to lift his morale when he does not score so that he is not depressed.

"There is no other one like him in Spanish soccer. This summer, watching who Valencia was signing, I spoke with him and he said to me that he wanted to remain. Also Miguel Angel Ruiz assured me that he was essential."