Celtic striker Georgios Samaras has no regrets quitting Manchester City.

"When (Stuart) Pearce left, they spent a lot of money, brought in new players and tried to quickly fix a new team," Samaras told the Guardian. "That is not possible. Sven is a great person to speak with, it didn't work out but I didn't have a problem with him.

"We had three strikers and only played with one, so two of us were not going to play. I think I did well enough but I wasn't happy, I was in and out of the team so it was impossible to find rhythm. I spoke [with Eriksson] and he agreed with me, we never fought. I had to go somewhere else to play regular football."

"I don't know what plan they [City] have but you cannot buy everything with money," he says. "I really don't know how the atmosphere is there now. I am enjoying being here, going for titles, going for a treble, playing in the Champions League and being in a team which attacks all the time.

"The most important thing for a football player, especially for a striker, is that the people around him believe in him and believe he can win a game for them. I have that here."