John Stones 'deserves' England recall, says Pep Guardiola
John Stones ‘deserves’ to be recalled to the England squad by Gareth Southgate, says Pep Guardiola… and Manchester City boss insists he will be ‘delighted’ if the defender is picked for the World Cup qualifiers this month
- Pep Guardiola says John Stones deserved to be recalled to the England squad
- The defender has not represented his country since November 2019
- The 26-year-old has been in fantastic form for Manchester City this season
- He opened the scoring in City’s 3-0 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage
- Guardiola says he’ll be delighted if Stones is picked for the squad this month
Pep Guardiola admits he’ll take great pride in seeing John Stones make his England return, should the Manchester City defender earn a recall later this month.
Stones continued his excellent recent form in the victory over Fulham and capped a fine display by opening the scoring at Craven Cottage.
The 26-year-old, whose last England cap came back in November 2019, is a firm favourite to be included in Gareth Southgate’s squad for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers later this month.
Pep Guardiola (left) believes John Stones (right) deserves to be called up to the England squad
The centre back scored in the 3-0 win over Fulham in another impressive defensive display
Guardiola has been hugely impressed by Stones’ show of mental strength in resurrecting his Manchester City career and believes an England return will be thoroughly justifiable.
‘He deserves it,’ Guardiola said.
‘Of course Gareth Southgate knows better than me what he needs but just in case it happens, the one person who will be delighted and happy about his comeback for the national team, will be me.
‘It was another great performance, apart from the goal which was so important, the way he played.’
The 26-year-old has not represented the Three Lions since November 2019 but is expected to be picked for the World Cup qualifiers this month
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