Dias: Man City can only get stronger as our players return

Manchester City defender Ruben Dias says they can only get stronger as their senior players return from injury.

Fit-again Kevin de Bruyne and John Stones both impressed in the win at Bournemouth.

The more players we have available - the bigger and stronger we get," the Portugal international told City's website.

Obviously, [we're] very happy to have him back after the injuries. For us, to have the whole team is a dream because we can actually reach our full potential.

We've always known what he's capable of. We're very happy that he's materialising it and long may it continue."

On winning at Dean Court, he added: We knew what we were facing. It's a difficult team, it was a lot of one v one actions during the game.

Obviously, it's not easy but (we're) very happy that we moved on.

It was a long time ago in a long season, that game [6-1 win]. That game was never in our minds - we knew it was going to be a tough one.

They're good and they're dangerous. It's a big win for us."