Guardiola, Phil Foden and City
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said there were numerous positives for his team this weekend. The Citizens thrashed Ipswich Town in the Premier League on Sunday, winning 6-0 at Portman Road. Despite going into the game with doubts regarding their form, City put in a champions display to move into the top four.
Manchester City are back to their best, beating Ipswich 6-0 after a dismal start to the season. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hello and welcome to Telegraph Sport’s live, minute-by-minute coverage of Ipswich v Manchester City in the Premier League. There are always new worlds to conquer, even for Pep Guardiola, and today he will manage a team at Portman Road for the first time.
A Phil Foden brace as well as goals from Mateo Kovacic, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland and James McAtee saw the Premier League champions look back to their usual selves
Such was their dominance, Guardiola was able to replace Foden, Haaland, Kovacic, Kevin De Bruyne and Manuel Akanji in the second half to keep them fresh for the PSG game. "After four or five nil I had my eye on Paris," Guardiola said.
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Pep Guardiola (right) has urged Phil Foden (left) to sign a new contract extension at Manchester City and ultimately finish his career at the Etihad by becoming a 'one-club man'.
Manchester City's triumph sees them jump up into the final Champions League place from eighth at the expense of Newcastle United on goal difference. Ipswich, meanwhile, stay in 18th
What maybe became lost in the hoopla around Erling Haaland's new mind-bending contract is that the little guy behind him will be here for all that too.
Speaking after City's 6-0 demolition of Ipswich Town which equalled the club's biggest Premier League away win, set against Watford in September 2017, Hargreaves reckons Pep Guardiola's men have the quality to end their campaign on a high by lifting silverware.