Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has dismissed criticism of their training camp in Dubai.
Pellegrini insists that City have not jeopardised their FA Cup ambitions by flying back from Abu Dhabi just 21 hours before Saturday's fourth-round clash with Middlesbrough at the Etihad.
He said: "We have prepared for it and we will arrive back at the City Football Academy and have our prematch meeting there.
"We analysed this before we decided to come to Abu Dhabi. There is just four hours' difference, which we gain, so we don't have any jet lag. I don't think we will have any problems. 'We came here to have a break and do a different kind of work. It has been very useful for the team. I hope when we return we will see the benefit."
