“If every player possessed the same mental approach to the job as Paul my job would be a bit easier,” Pearce told the Manchester Evening News.
“From the first moment I spoke to him I could see he was desperate to get back to City. He would have run over me and torn down the door to sign for this club.
“We know what we will get from him. He is a player with a top-flight mentality and he will raise the tempo in training and in matches.”