The former Newcastle United defender and one time Bolton target has said that the star duo cannot be left unattended during tommorows derby clash as they have the ability to win games and the 25-year old knows all about the two players from his time in France with Paris Saint Germain.
"Youri Djorkaeff is a great player. I used to watch him play when I was in the Academy at Paris St. Germain and he was in the first team, He was a great player then and still is. He has great ability with great vision in a match situation. I rate him as one of their best players. He was completely different from so many other great French internationals and he was very important to Paris St. Germain." He scores important goals, and is quick in the mind. That is probably his greatest attribute. He is clever." said Distin
"They will pose a big threat to us as along with Youri Djorkaeff there is Jay-Jay Okocha too. You never know what he is going to do. With some players you can predict what they will do but not with Jay-Jay. The only thing you can predict is that he will do something that he has never done before!" he told City's Official Site