Jack Rodwell hails "great opportunity"

New Manchester City signing Jack Rodwell has said that he is aiming to impress his new club after being handed a "great opportunity".

Rodwell made his move to the Premier League champions on Sunday, and says that he hopes to get into first-team reckoning as soon as he can.

"It is a great opportunity for me, joining the league champions. It is a chance to win things," Rodwell told The Telegraph. "It will be an exciting place to go, playing with amazing players.

"I am still young but I'm going to try and work my way into the set-up and find my feet early doors.

"Obviously it is expected that you have to improve at such a great club but I believe in my ability and I'll go there with that frame of mind."

Rodwell has made two sppearances for the England first team.