Stoke City boss Tony Pulis is happy to hear Manchester City rival Roberto Mancini badmouth his team.
Mancini claimed his team had deserved to win the game simply because Stoke had played 'long ball, long ball, long ball'.
Yet Potters boss Pulis hit back: "We're quite tickled that managers keep saying it.
"You almost use it as an instrument of motivation for the players.
"But we will always do what we think is best and we play a way that we think is best.
"If Mancini doesn't like it, then fine. That's not a problem."