Stones keen to play under Pep

John Stones believes the “best manager in the world” Pep Guardiola will help to improve his game after he joined Manchester City for £47.5m.

The deal for the 22-year-old makes Stones the most expensive defender in Premier League history after his move from Everton and will increase to £50m with add-ons. He will now compete for a place in the heart of City’s defence.

He admits the decision to move to the Etihad was largely inspired by new boss Guardiola and he says he is grateful for the chance to play and improve under Spaniard, who won two Champions League crowns with former club Barcelona.

“I hope he can bring out everything in me,” Stones told CityTV. “I always know that there’s a lot of improvement for my game personally. It’s 110 per cent the right decision to play under him and I’m so thankful that I’m getting the opportunity to come here and play with the best and improve day in, day out.

“He’s a winner and I think that’s what’s going to rub off on everyone. We need to win games and I’m sure that’s what will happen.”

“It was the manager, it was the team. When we played City we got beat and I knew they were a good team. I’ve spoken to a lot of the boys here, like Joe [Hart], and they wanted me to come.

“I expressed my feelings that I wanted to come and obviously the manager was a big part of that. I want to come and help the team and help win trophies.

“I’ll come and try and express …

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