£10m Wayne insists he'll hit peak after bit-part role at the Bridge

The 28-year-old completed his move from Stamford Bridge on Saturday for a fee believed to be in the region of £10million.

He joins City at a difficult time, with the club having been knocked out of the FA Cup on Saturday by Championship side Nottingham Forest and hovering just two points above the Premier League relegation zone.

But the England international, whose former Chelsea team-mates also struggled in the Cup when they were held 1-1 at home by Southend, is confident of being a success at Eastlands.

"Most importantly, I want to show the fans here and everyone around that I can do well at Manchester City," he said.

"I'd like to think I'm coming into my prime but I like to keep myself fit anyway and I've got a good engine and a good left foot, so I'll be looking forward to showing that on the pitch."

Bridge, who only made 74 League starts during his time at Chelsea, also revealed that City boss Mark Hughes played a significant role in influencing his thinking when it came to making the decision to move on.

The pair were in the same Southampton team between 1998 and 2000, after Hughes moved to the south coast on ending his own Chelsea career, and Bridge said: "Obviously I've played with the manager before, when he was at Southampton, and I know him quite well.

"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. Obviously 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."

Recent results have put Hughes under immense scrutiny from the club's billionaire Dubai owners but the former Manchester United striker received support today from former City boss Joe Royle.

Chief executive Gary Cook has already said that the Welshman is staying at the club for the long-term and Royle expects the former Blackburn boss to be given more time by City to build his own side, rather than being pushed out.

Royle said: "They are sensible people there and won't react that way, probably rightly so.

"What other club would parade a £12million purchase to the fans before they play a cup tie against a side they should comfortably beat and then turn in such a miserable performance?

"Mark had an honest team at Blackburn, he had a team he could rely on and knew what he could expect week in, week out.

"Quite honestly, at the moment he doesn't know what he has got there."