Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said on Sunday that his players are back to their old selves following a 6-0 demolition of Ipswich Town that moved them into the Premier League top four.
City put their struggles over the last two months behind them as Phil Foden scored twice and set up another goal and Erling Haaland also got on the scoresheet.
It was a much-needed win that moved them up to fourth on 38 points.
A beaming Guardiola told reporters: “We are really pleased, we are back to doing things that define this team for the last 10 years.
“Really pleased for the three points and to climb into qualification for the Champions League for next season.”
After some less-than-convincing efforts on either side of Christmas, City finally found their groove against Ipswich, and the Spanish coach was impressed with how his side played.
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Guardiola added: “Much better, maybe not our best, but closer with the consistency we have in our game; everyone with the ball was clever, quicker, faster and related.
“You cannot be quick, wise and good if you are not connected defensively.”
For Ipswich, who remained in 18th place with 16 points, the drubbing was a valuable footballing lesson.
Defender Dara O’Shea said: “We didn’t execute our gameplan how we wanted to.
“You can never write them off.
“It was always going to be tough, and we wanted to give a good account of ourselves – we probably didn’t do that.
“We need to regroup, look back on our mistakes and go again.
“The main thing is to learn from it, and we cannot get too down on it.
“There is massive belief in this group and the club.”
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