James Milner: "It didn't take too much selling by the boss (Roberto Mancini) when you see the players who are already here and the plans for the club.
"The last thing he said to me was 'be ready for the next game', and then he said 'be ready to win the Premier League', and that's my ultimate aim - that's what I want to do and why I'm here.
"There's a lot of competition to get there, it's where we all want to be. I'm ambitious and I want to win trophies here. I believe this is a great place to do that and I believe we will do it. Hopefully, sooner rather than later.
"The move seems to have gone on a long time - now all I want to do is get out on the field and play.
"I'm ready and raring to go now we've finally got everything done. I can't wait to start a new chapter."
Milner's future had been the subject of ongoing speculation since Villa rejected a bid of around £20million from City in May.