Lampard on Onyeka, playing 'with bravery' and Man City

Coventry boss Frank Lampard has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Manchester City at Etihad Stadium (kick-off 15:00 BST). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Frank Onyeka, who missed the defeat by Hull City , is available for Saturday's trip. Sidiki Cherif is working towards match fitness and is now "in a position to make impact" so could be part of Saturday's matchday squad. On Stephen Mfuni, who has joined on loan from Manchester City: "High talent level. He's versatile at the back of the pitch. We've been really impressed with his demeanor. Very nice lad and confident. We're very excited to have him." Lampard praised defender Liam Kitching, who left for a season-long loan at Sheffield United , and said the Blades "have got themselves a very good player and strong leader and character". He added: "He wants to play regularly. I've got a lot of respect for him as a man and as a player. It felt the best solution." Lampard said he is "happy" with the club's transfer business but is glad for the window to be closed so that they "can focus on the squad". He said "there are some players that we need to get up to speed" because they haven't had a full pre-season, while others need to be "acclimatised to how we play". On the home loss to Hull City: "It's disappointing because it's a game we shouldn't have lost. We didn't create a lot of chances. We shouldn't concede as we did. I felt disappointed afterwards, but we have to get over that." He said he is "not making any critical judgements" following back-to-back league defeats to start the season "individually or collectively" because it is too early to do so. On opponents Manchester City: "You know the high, high talent level that they have. It will be a big challenge for us, but also a good challenge for us to go and see what we can do there. We've worked on all the threats of Manchester City, and we've worked on where we feel we can give them problems when at our best." He said they will be underdogs for this game and "many times this year", but the players "must take it on with a bravery" and "have less fear". More on his players being fearless: "It's normal that there are nerves, but they have to be banished pretty quickly because the competitive nature of the Premier League means you can't carry them." Lampard said "there's a bigger picture" to this season so at the Etihad they just need to "show our best selves and then there are many games after that". Listen to live commentary of Manchester City v Coventry City on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra from 15:00 BST on Saturday. Got a question about Coventry? Get in touch here and we'll seek answers from our experts [BBC]