Eliaquim Mangala: 'I deserve my place in France side'

Eliaquim Mangala is looking to add to his two starts in a France shirt when his country take on Portugal tomorrow night.

The 23-year-old, who joined Manchester City from Porto in the summer, faces stiff competition from Raphael Varane and Jeremy Mathieu for a spot in the starting lineup.

However, Mangala insists that he 'deserves' his place in the side following his move to the Premier League.

"I deserve my place as much as anyone else who is part of this squad," FourFourTwo quotes the centre-back as saying. "All those in the group have the same ambitions. I was already part of this group before.

"Those who come here and are among the 23 will of course hope to play. When I was in Porto I wanted to play. Today I'm at City and it's the same. It's the same for everyone. Everyone has ambition and wants to play."

Mangala has made four appearances for Man City in all competitions this season after joining for £32m.