Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini ducked their post-match media conference after victory at Blackburn Rovers.

Mancini declined to attend the post-match press conference and was replaced by first team coach Platt, with his arrival preceded by a ban on questions about Carlos Tevez.

Platt said he was delighted with the manner of his side's performance after a difficult week.

Platt said: "We wanted to win a football match and that's what we've prepared for since we got in on Thursday. We put Bayern Munich to bed and concentrated all our preparations on getting a result.

"We're blessed that one of the hardest things we've got is picking an 11 to go into a match. We know we can make six changes like we have done today and you don't lose that quality of performance."