John Stones News
Stones` time at City since joining in 2016 for a reported fee of 47.5 million pounds ($58.8 million) has been marked by error-prone displays and injury struggles, putting the 25-year-old below Aymeric Laporte in the pecking order last season.
John Stones was caught in possession on the edge of the area which led to the goal that saw the Dutch go 2-1 up and then put Ross Barkley under pressure with a needless short pass that the midfielder misplaced to hand the Netherlands their third goal.
England manager Gareth Southgate singled out defender John Stones for special praise and defended captain Harry Kane’s performance after they lost 2-0 to Belgium in the World Cup third place match on Saturday.
John Stones says England have done their homework on Panama and says it is clear where the biggest area for improvement needs to be.
Pep Guardiola's side made it 11 wins from 12 matches to equal the record start to their 2011-12 title triumph under Roberto Mancini.
Ederson bravely took to the field after being injured in the face over the weekend following a collision with Liverpool`s Sadio Mane.
City struck three times in the last 19 minutes, through Aguero's second goal, John Stones and Leroy Sane, to put Pep Guardiola's men in charge ahead of the return leg on March 15.
The spirits of Pep Guardiola would have been lifted by their display in the capital as City`s inconsistent form had started to weigh heavy on manager.
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