​New Manchester City signing Fabian Delph has insisted that his arrival at the Etihad should have no bearing on whether or not the Citizens land Juventus star Paul Pogba.





Delph completed an £8million move from Aston Villa earlier this month and the England international believes he was not signed as an alternative to Pogba.









"I think I'm a different type of player to Pogba," Delph told The Mail on Sunday. "Whether City were linked with him or not and they're not getting him, I think that's irrelevant to me coming.





"I'm coming as a box-to-box midfield player with a lot of energy and I see myself as quite different to him."





The former Villa captain angered his old side's fans when he pledged his future to the club only to completely change his mind and sign off on a move to City.





"I had great time at Villa and made great friends who I'll keep in touch with but I'm not really looking back," he said.









"I'm not a player who dwells on things. I'm at Manchester City now and looking forward to challenging for titles.





"It's a dream to come to a club as big as City and play Champions League football. That was huge for me. I think for every player, growing up as a kid, you're used to watching it.





"Probably if I hadn't taken this opportunity now, it could have passed me by.





"It's just a great club. The opportunity to come and win trophies and play with the best players in the world, to see if I can fit in and make the step up, was too good to turn down."





[h/t ​Goal.com]