“Maybe he’ll want to respond to these rumours and answer his critics, but I don’t understand how anyone can find fault in a player who has scored 26 goals this season and shown he is a genuine star. “In the end, its just building up a story that does not need to exist.
“We want to reach the final this year. And in front of our fans, we know we can do well. We’ve not won for three games now, so tomorrow is an opportunity for us to do that.”