Platt cagey on deal for Dzeko

Adam Johnson's 33rd-minute goal was the difference as captain Carlos Tevez was guilty of missing a string of chances, including a penalty and an open goal. City have been linked with a move for Wolfsburg's Dzeko, with talks reportedly under way, but Platt has no interest in addressing the rumours. "You're asking the wrong man," Platt said. "What's going to happen in January is we'll sit in front of press conferences fielding questions, some of them near the mark and some way off. "We've got a compliment of players at this football club that can make us competitive for the rest of the season, but if the club believes there's a bit of business they can do that helps us, not only this season but in the seasons to come, if they can do it, they'll do it." Victory over Blackpool made it nine points out of nine for City over the festive period, keeping them level with neighbours United at the top of the table, and Platt is delighted with the strength of the squad. "At this football club, and at others as well, we're spoilt in that sense," he said. "We've got the luxury that the majority of the players that went on the pitch (yesterday) were fresh." However, Platt revealed a number of players will be touch and go for the crucial visit to fellow title challengers Arsenal on Wednesday. Mario Balotelli missed out yesterday, four days after his hat-trick against Aston Villa, with a knee problem, but could play after the swelling went down. David Silva was substituted after hurting his knee and will be assessed in the coming days. "We had a number of players on the pitch carrying knocks and we've got to nurse them a bit before we go to Arsenal," Platt said.