Rio Ferdinand urges player to leave Manchester City

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand believes John Stones must leave Manchester City to resurrect his career and remain an England international. City face Lyon in the Champions League quarter finals in what Ferdinand believes is a 'banana skin' and Stones is not set to feature. Pep Guardiola has started Stones only twice in all competitions since the season's restart. "If I'm him, I am thinking "wow",' Ferdinand said. "You've got (Nicolas) Otamendi coming in front of him and even (Eric) Garcia, who is not committed to the club. Stones has gone from being England first-choice centre-half to wondering whether he is even going to get in the squad now because he is not playing for his club. "He really has to look at himself and his situation closely. With the Euros coming up next year, he has to make a big decision. In fact, I don't even think it's a big decision to leave - it's just the right decision. If he wants to be a top centre-half and play for England again, he can't stay at City." Asked if West Ham would be a good fit, Ferdinand added: "(David) Moyes knows him. It would be a massive drop in expectation from a club point of view but needs must sometimes. Where's he going to go get a game? That's what he needs to think about. He needs to play football. He's not played consistent football consecutively for how long now? "I stood up for him. I rang in a radio show about him ages ago because I really did believe in him. I said at the time that he has huge potential. His problem has been that he's continually made the same mistakes and they haven't been eradicated out of his game. That's an issue." Source: Daily Mail