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Baines reveals City players shock at Barry exit

16 September 2013 - 18:16

England international and Everton full back Leighton Baines revealed how Manchester City players were surprised to find out Gareth Barry leaving the club on loan. 

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Gareth Barry opted to join Everton this summer on a loan move after Manuel Pellegrini asked him to find a &nbsp;new club for himself so as to boost his World Cup chances. The former City midfielder was one of the best performers for the Toffees last weekend as the ended 1-0 winners against Chelsea at Goodison Park.<br />

Baines revealed how City players admitted having been shocked at his decision to move on loan during the national camp.<br />

"I've known Gareth through the England set-up and I've always rated him really highly," he said.<br />

"The City lads on the last international break were saying that they can't believe that they haven't kept him and he doesn't play for them.<br />

"That says enough about his worth for any team he plays in.<br />

"Everyone rates him who he plays with and he has come in and shown what a great asset he is going to be for us.<br />

"We've seen straight away what he can give to the team.<br />

"I'm sure Gaz will tell you that he has not played as much as he would have liked and he has already produced a performance like that.<br />

"If he plays like that most weeks, he is going to add to the team."

Written by Prateek Sarkar