John Stones is determined to return to his best after a harrowing end to last season.

The Manchester City defender found himself under huge scrutiny after a calamitous error cost England badly in their UEFA Nations League semi-final against Holland in June.

That also came at the end of a period when Stones had largely found himself out of the City starting XI as Pep Guardiola’s side closed in on an unprecedented domestic treble.

Stones was speaking to media during a boat trip in Hong Kong, where City are spending part of their pre-season tour. They play a friendly against Kitchee on Wednesday after games with West Ham and Wolves in China last week.

Stones said: “It’s always tough coming back from your holidays and back into running, and it always makes it harder when it’s so hot out here and humid and not like rainy Manchester.

“But on a personal note it’s good to see the world a bit more and come and see fans we’ve never met, and see that around the world Man City are loved.”