Stones likens Carsley's style with England to Guardiola

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

- Jacob Steinberg

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.

England played on the front foot during their victories against Finland and the Republic of Ireland in the Nations League last month, while the sense of a greater emphasis on possession, fluidity and playing out from the back has not been lost on Stones, who will captain the national side tonight with Harry Kane not fit enough to start.

The Manchester City defender knows Guardiola better than most and he was full of positivity when it came to whether Carsley can be compared to his manager at club level.