Pep Guardiola has warned that Manchester City are close to finding the levels that have seen the reigning Premier League champions dominate English football for the past decade.
City were in inspired form against Ipswich Town on Sunday and he was left with the resounding winner by 6-0 on Portman Road. Phil Foden (2), Mateo Kovacic, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland and James McAtee were on target for East Anglia, catapulting the club into the top four after starting the day in eighth place.
While there are still some elements of City’s game to be ironed out, Guardiola said after the game that his side are doing a lot of things right to ensure they qualify for next season. Champions League.
“We are very happy, we have again done things that have defined this team for the last 10 years,” said Guardiola. Sky Sports after the match “Really happy for the three points and getting into the Champions League for next season, it’s going to be very difficult.
“Much better. Maybe not the best, but closer with the consistency we have in our game. Most of them didn’t happen in the previous games we won.
“The way we’ve been without the ball, you can’t play in short spaces. Everyone with the ball was smart, faster, faster. Everyone’s connected. You can’t be quick, smart and good if you’re not connected defensively.” .
Guardiola admitted his mind had been focused on the Champions League clash in midweek Paris Saint-Germain Even before the game was over, City needed two positive results to ensure they qualify for the play-off round in this season’s revamped competition.
“After four or five I didn’t have my eyes on Paris,” he confirmed. “We have a long way to go. I want to thank our supporters.
“Again away, it’s not easy to come here, it’s a long journey and I’m very happy to perform in this way for them. They can come back and have a beer on the train and enjoy our moments together. thank you very much
“Whenever we go on these long trips, they accompany us. We will come back late and prepare a final. We have two finals, win two we qualify, win one there is a great possibility. We have to get the points because we created problems for ourselves especially with Feyenoord.
“Even the game we lost in Lisbon. But at that time we had a lot of problems. We could not compete as we want for many reasons. We hope to continue in Paris for the next game.”
