Steve McManaman says Carson Yeung is making a mistake taking on the Birmingham City board.

Former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder McManaman last night described Yeung's plan to get him voted on to Birmingham's board as "a mistake".

"I am not standing any more and don't want to be nominated," McManaman told the Mirror. "It was all a bit of a mistake."

Far East-based Yeung, Blues's largest shareholder, has admitted defeat in his latest power struggle and will not attend tonight's EGM at St Andrews.