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He hasn't managed 90 minutes for three months but now John Stones must be Man City's rock ahead of pivotal clash against Club Bruges

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Quite a lot has changed since John Stones last played 90 minutes in a game of any true meaning.

Wolves away, October 20. Scorer of a controversial but ultimately fair stoppage-time winner, which led to Gary O’Neil complaining of ‘unconscious bias’ towards the top four.

Stones netted three times in the space of a month and had been brought into the side at Molineux in part to help their process of building up through midfield. That had already been a bit stodgy for a while and, as Stones suffered persistent injuries, it went on to become much worse than that.