Saturday 7 January 2017 12:31, UK
John Stones revelled in Manchester City's performance at both ends of the pitch after the 5-0 FA Cup demolition of West Ham.
The England defender grabbed his first City goal with a late header to add to Yaya Toure's penalty, a Havard Nordtveit own-goal and strikes from David Silva and Sergio Aguero
"It's been a long time coming to be honest," he told the City website. "I should have scored a few in previous games and it's nice to get one in a special cup.
"I thought we moved the ball well, first and foremost, and that got us the chances. We changed our system a bit, playing as a diamond with the front three. The overall performance was really good.
"To get a clean sheet for us defenders, which we haven't had too many of, we're thrilled."
Aguero's 50th-minute strike moved him into third place on City's all-time goalscoring charts on 154, one ahead of Colin Bell.
It was another chastening evening for West Ham, though, who leaked five at the London Stadium for the second time in a month.
To add to the catalogue of problems at their new home, City boss Pep Guardiola claimed the Hammers' larger pitch played into his side's hands.
"We controlled the game through the passes and the pitch and stadium helped us in this sense," he said.
"In England the stadiums are usually cramped. It looks bigger, you feel like you have more time. Maybe that helped us a little bit."
