‘A lot of similarities’: John Stones talks up Lee Carsley’s Guardiola-like style

John Stones believes Lee Carsley can get the best out of Phil Foden and inspire a Manchester City style of play. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/The FA/Getty Images

John Stones believes that Lee Carsley’s style of play is making England begin to resemble a Pep Guardiola team.

Carsley, who is thinking of ways to get Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Cole Palmer into the same ­starting 11, has not been afraid to make changes to tactics and personnel since ­taking over from Gareth Southgate on an interim basis.