JOE HART’S new Torino team-mates are staggered Pep Guardiola booted him out of Manchester City, insisting he is the Rolls-Royce of goalkeepers.

Hart’s replacement at the Etihad, Claudio Bravo, is more Fiat than Ferrari after his latest clanger led to Wednesday’s humiliating 4-0 defeat to Barcelona.

5 Joe Hart is rebuilding his career in Italy after being turfed out of Etihad Credit: Getty Images

The £15.4million Chilean has kept just two clean sheets in his eight City matches, shipping 12 goals. And he has not been on a winning side for four games.

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Yet England No 1 Hart, 29, has SIX clean sheets in ten games for club and country this term and has helped the Serie A side to a five-game unbeaten run.

Torino’s Nigerian midfielder Joel Obi revealed: “To have a goalkeeper like him changed the mood in the dressing room.

“We felt like we’d bought a Rolls-Royce and the confidence level went through the roof.

“He’s hard working and just got straight down to business from day one.

“You would think he has been a part of the club for couple of years.

“Some felt he was poorly treated at City but he didn’t want sympathy from anyone. He just wanted to play football.”

5 Hart was frozen out by City and sent on loan to Torino Credit: ANSA

5 Hart's form for England and Torino has been noted in the Premier League Credit: Reuters

Back at the Etihad, Hart’s replacement is now the butt of internet jokes following his Champions League cock-up against his old club.

Guardiola brought in Bravo because he thought his footwork was better.

But the keeper, 33, passed straight to Luis Suarez and then handled the striker’s shot outside the area.

His red card means he misses the crucial return with Lionel Messi and Co on November 1.

Hart, on the other hand, is instilling a steely determination at Torino.

Obi, 25, added: “He motivates the team and pushes everyone to give it their all. He says stuff like ‘just do your job and I will not concede’. I think that extra desire not to fail has been a big factor for us.

“He hates to concede and, if he does ,his reactions tell you how much we’ve failed as a team.”

5 Claudio Bravo handles a shot from Luis Suarez to earn a match-turning red card Credit: Getty Images

5 Joel Obi claimed Joe Hart had inspired Torino Credit: Getty Images

Despite being turfed out, Hart refuses to blame Guardiola for his City exit — even in Italian.

Obi is acting as Hart’s translator while he learns Italian and he said: “Joe has quickly picked up basic Italian but he only talks about positives at Manchester City — nothing negative.

“He reflects on the great moments — winning titles, big games and derbies — and tells us funny stuff about his team-mates, leaving us in stitches.

“Some of our players try to wind him up by playing as City on PlayStation just to remind him it’s easier to score against him in a video game than in reality.”