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Wilfried Bony admits Manchester City have not seen the best of him since his £25 million move from Swansea in January. The Ivorian returns to his former club for the first time on Sunday and is bracing himself for a potential bad reception from Swansea fans. Bony scored 34 goals in 70 games as a Swansea player before leaving in the winter transfer window as he pursued his goal of playing in the Champions League. But since then he has only scored once in 10 appearances, starting only two games, as both injury and the African Nations Cup have restricted his opportunities. "It's been a difficult time here at City but this is football," said Bony. "I can't choose the international programme, I can't choose the time to be injured. "Of course I would like to have been here more, to be fit and to be scoring -- but that is something you can't control. All I can do now is work, try and help my team." Bony accepts he has not been able to produce his finest form for City so far, adding: "Next season is when you will see the real Bony at City. "I just need to prepare myself for next season. We'll see how I do then." Bony realises some of the Swansea supporters may jeer him and knows that, after being an automatic choice in Garry Monk's side, he will be criticised for being a bit-part player for his new club. "It could be good or it could be bad," he said. "I hope they will give me a nice reception. There will be some who are happy to see me and some not. "They'll say: 'He's not playing there at City, only a couple of minutes, he should not have left.' But this is part of football, it is what it is. You can't be loved by everyone."
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