Stevan Jovetic admits he has warmly welcomed the faith shown in him by Manchester City's Manuel Pellegrini and his teammates.
The Montenegrin striker endured a tough debut season with City after joining from Fiorentina last summer but has started the new season in fine fashion.
Pellegrini has started Jovetic in all three Premier League fixtures so far this term and the 24-year old returned a double in the 3-1 win over Liverpool and he admits he is delighted to again be playing regular football after just 16 appearances last term.
"Last season I had so many problems," Jovetic told Oslobodjenje.
"I was late into preparation and I just could not catch my teammates. And then there were all those injuries.
"Just as I recovered I would get hurt again.
"But I guess there were things that I was doing right, because the club wanted me to stay. They believed in me - president, manager, teammates. And it means a lot.
"They told me they want me to stay for which I'm very grateful.
"I know what I can do and how much I can give my club. So I hope to repay the trust."
