John Stones was not surprised to see City claim a convincing derby win against Manchester United on Wednesday night.
John Stones was one of the standout names as City booked their spot in the Carabao Cup final after a 2-0 victory against United.
The England international put in an assured performance in defense alongside Ruben Dias to keep their opponents at bay.
It was no surprise Stones was awarded the Man-of-the-match and even got praise from Pep Guardiola post-match.
Asides from a good showing in defense, the 26-year-old scored his first goal since the 2018 World Cup to put City ahead in the 49th minute.
It’s one thing to win a semi-final and it gets even better if it’s against a familiar rival side. John Stones says he thrives off these kinds of games and was pleased with his team’s attitude all through.
He said to the club’s website: “I thought in the first half, how we set the tone and how we played against such a good side… we dealt with that so well.”
“Today I thought we had so many chances, great chances, and great moves where we got ourselves into the box and we did the job at the end of the day.”
“Playing in these big games is something I thrive off, definitely the team thrive off it.”
It was his first goal for City since November 2017 and Stones didn’t care about the manner in which he ended his goal drought.
“I was just trying to follow the ball in, I couldn’t see the line of the ball, they held a high line,” he admitted.
“We practice on (set pieces) in training and we know how vital they are in big games, so just to get something on it was great.”
“I’m just working hard trying to play as many games as I can, play as well as I can and give everything for the team and everything for the shirt.”
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