{"id":3521,"date":"2025-08-05T20:22:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/05\/john-stones-warns-premier-league-rival-manchester-city-has-come-back-with-fire-in-our-belly-ahead-of-the-2025-26-season\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T20:22:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:22:57","slug":"john-stones-warns-premier-league-rival-manchester-city-has-come-back-with-fire-in-our-belly-ahead-of-the-2025-26-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/05\/john-stones-warns-premier-league-rival-manchester-city-has-come-back-with-fire-in-our-belly-ahead-of-the-2025-26-season\/","title":{"rendered":"John Stones warns Premier League rival Manchester City &#8220;has come back with fire in our belly&#8221; ahead of the 2025\/26 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"atom-body\">\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<div data-testid=\"atom-body-paragraph\" class=\"text-onLight-02 break-words body-2 md:body-1\">The John Stones claim that Manchester City has &#8220;fire in our belly&#8221; in search of regaining the Premier League crown.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<div data-testid=\"atom-body-paragraph\" class=\"text-onLight-02 break-words body-2 md:body-1\">Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side saw the four-year rule, when he collapsed to Liverpool, ending last season&#8217;s British champion.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>In fact, Guardiola&#8217;s lowest distance at the club was just 71 points since he was in charge in 2016, but the Stones said the team is determined to get things right over the next 10 months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;(Last season) was humble for us. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>\u201cIt brings us to reality what we did, what we have achieved over the years, and how proud we should be \u2013 and clearly annoyed by what we did last season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s not something we want to replicate again. Getting third, three or four points from Arsenal is not our standard and it&#8217;s not good.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>\u201cHow we played all season, we have to get it right and go back to our identity, go back to the winning game, have that presence about us, believe in ourselves as a team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>\u201cLast season was tough, and it was tough going on with what we did, so I&#8217;ll take it back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;We will definitely come back with that fire in our belly and achieve it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>After a busy summer when they saw them compete at the revamped FIFA Club World Cup, City returned to action on Saturday, August 9th in a preseason clash with Palermo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<div data-testid=\"organism-media-card\" class=\"relative block w-full text-left\">\n<div class=\"w-full\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden h-full w-full\" data-testid=\"molecule-card-illustration\">\n<div data-testid=\"atom-card-picture\" class=\"wrapper-16-9 relative\">\n<figure class=\"card-hover-zoom absolute h-full w-full\">\n<div class=\"h-full w-full object-cover\" data-testid=\"blurry-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent h-full w-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/imgresizer.tntsports.io\/unsafe\/1200x0\/filters:format(jpeg)\/origin-imgresizer.tntsports.io\/2025\/08\/05\/image-eb48b6a7-c6a2-4602-ac6b-a2d566b5e877-85-2560-1440.jpeg\" alt=\"photograph\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-onLight-02 py-3 pr-3\" data-testid=\"media-card-caption\">\n<p class=\"caption-2\">Man City &#8220;want to challenge ourselves and do our best&#8221; &#8211; Guardiola<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption-2\">Video Credits: SNTV<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>This will be the only warm-up fixture for the ongoing 2025\/26 campaign against wolves on Molineux in 7 days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<div data-testid=\"atom-body-paragraph\" class=\"text-onLight-02 break-words body-2 md:body-1\">It&#8217;s no surprise that Guardiola has chosen such a slim pre-season schedule.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>So there wasn&#8217;t much time for the club&#8217;s summer signature to gel with new teammates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<div data-testid=\"atom-body-paragraph\" class=\"text-onLight-02 break-words body-2 md:body-1\">Among those who have left the city over the past few months, it was a summer change.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>However, the Stones are pleased with what he saw from the new signature, and believe they all bring an extra dimension to the side.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;The people who came in were amazing,&#8221; he continued. \u201cIt takes a little time to get used to the style of play, what is expected, what is being asked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;But they&#8217;re the reason, the quality they have. The aspect of the game is different from what we&#8217;ve had in the past.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m excited to play with them and see what they&#8217;re doing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<div data-testid=\"organism-media-card\" class=\"relative block w-full text-left\">\n<div class=\"w-full\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden h-full w-full\" data-testid=\"molecule-card-illustration\">\n<div data-testid=\"atom-card-picture\" class=\"wrapper-16-9 relative\">\n<figure class=\"card-hover-zoom absolute h-full w-full\">\n<div class=\"h-full w-full object-cover\" data-testid=\"blurry-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent h-full w-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/imgresizer.tntsports.io\/unsafe\/1200x0\/filters:format(jpeg)\/origin-imgresizer.tntsports.io\/2025\/07\/19\/image-533a1dbe-5edf-4460-9b2f-29621402fa25-85-2560-1440.jpeg\" alt=\"photograph\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-onLight-02 py-3 pr-3\" data-testid=\"media-card-caption\">\n<p class=\"caption-2\">de Bruyne reveals he has &#8220;a lot of offers&#8221;, but the &#8220;best&#8221; was Naples<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption-2\">Video Credits: SNTV<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"text-onLight-02 mt-10 mb-3 title-2 md:title-1\" data-testid=\"atom-body-h2\">Speculation: &#8220;It makes me laugh&#8221; <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>Meanwhile, the Stones have sidelined speculations of a move away from Etihad Stadium this summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>The defender joined Manchester City from Everton in 2016.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>Over the past nine years, he has earned 277 appearances for the club, but only 11 appearances in the top flights last season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>That led to reports that he might be heading for the exit, but the Stones says it can&#8217;t be far from the truth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;I was told this. 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