John Stones says a dream to reach 50 caps for England helped him return to form in the last 18 months after finding himself out of favour at Manchester City.
Stones' struggles at City in 2020 were well documented, with the centre-back so badly out of form that Fernandinho was preferred in defence by Pep Guardiola. When Ruben Dias arrived at the Etihad, Stones faced another obstacle to regular football, having lost his England place at the same time.
However, Stones fought back to become Dias' first choice partner, and he has won his way back into Gareth Southgate's plans as a result, playing a key role in last summer's run to the Euro 2020 final.
