Wayne Bridge says his decision to move to Manchester City was motivated by the club's ambition.

The England left-back completed his move from Chelsea by signing a four-and-a-half year contract on Saturday and is expected to be just the first of many new faces arriving at Eastlands during the current transfer window.

"I've played with the manager before when he was at Southampton and I know him quite well," he told the club's official website.

"When I spoke to him everything he said was positive and that's good to hear. He was positive about me as well and that's nice it gives me confidence so hopefully I'll be showing that on the pitch.

"I'm very impressed with the vision of the club and where it wants to go. It's going to take time but we're going to progress and keep doing so until we achieve big things.

"There are some quality players here already and I'm looking forward to playing alongside them. There's a lot of talk of bringing more players in so I'm looking forward to that too."