Manchester City defender Dedryck Boyata was thrilled with his performance in their Carling Cup victory over Manchester United.

The Belgian impressed against United star Wayne Rooney.

He told City's website: "Another day, another big experience for me! Playing against United wasn't easy. I wasn't on top of my game and I'll try to do better next time.

"Coming from nothing and playing in front of all those people in a Manchester derby is really hard. I just tried to do my best.

"I was thinking about it all night, it was hard to sleep. Rooney is probably the best striker in England. When you know that you're playing against him you're a bit nervous, but you just have to get on with it and focus.

"One of the staff told me before the game, 'if you can play against Rooney, you can play against anyone'. The pressure in future is not going to be the same as it was on Tuesday night."