City won 6-0 at Portman Road against Ipswich Town and returned to the Premier League.
The start of the match was rhythmic, but City faced an eye-catching and low-positioned Ipswich block.
We had to wait until the 15th minute to witness the first opportunity: Kovacic served Haaland perfectly, unfortunately Walton won his duel against our Norwegian striker. Two minutes later, Kovacic’s shot went over the goal.
Pep Guardiola’s players moved up a gear, however the locals reacted and following a free kick combination, Hutchinson’s shot hit the crossbar (24th).
The deliverance arrived before the half-hour mark, when Doku found De Bruyne in the area, who passed a ball halfway to Foden. He controls and, turning around, sends an unstoppable shot which lands in the back of the net (27th).
Kovacic, ideally served by Phil Foden, doubles the lead with a powerful strike from the edge of the area (29th).
The Skyblues push to score the third goal, but Kevin De Bruyne’s dry shot is off target (38th).
After a high recovery from the same KDB, the midfielder combines again with his compatriot Jérémy Doku, before overflowing on the left side and crossing back towards Foden, who takes the flat foot and scores a double (42nd).
City are three goals ahead at the end of a controlled first period.
Returning from the locker room, Ederson must work in front of Johnson (48th). A welcome intervention, especially as we find our Belgian duo in the following minute: De Bruyne finds Doku on the left wing, his shot deflected by O’Shea ends up in the inside net.
City unfolds, Doku takes advantage of a poorly adjusted pass by the opposing defense to serve Haaland. Our scorer did not miss the opportunity to score the fifth goal of the match, from close range (57th).
Kevin De Bruyne’s deflected shot then hits the crossbar (58th). It’s only a postponement: Kovacic’s superb aerial ball is placed on the head of McAtee, who scores in turn (69th).
The end of the game is completely controlled, Pep Guardiola takes advantage of the comfortable lead to make numerous changes and few dangerous situations are to be reported.
City won 6-0 and temporarily regained fourth place in the Premier League, before the duel between Chelsea and Wolves tomorrow evening.
The Skyblues now have a decisive week ahead of them, as they will travel to Paris on Wednesday at 9 p.m. (FR) in the Champions League, then host Chelsea on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. (FR).
THE TEAMS
CITY XI : Ederson, Nunes, Akanji (Lewis 72), Dias, Gvardiol, Kovacic (O’Reilly 72), Gundogan, De Bruyne (C) (McAtee 63), Foden (Grealish 63), Doku, Haaland (Mubama 63)
Unused substitutes: Ortega Moreno, Bernardo, Savinho, Alleyne
IPSWICH TOWN XI: Walton, Johnson, Godfrey (Tuanzebe 64), O’Shea, Burgess, Davis, Morsy (C), Cajuste (Luongo 64), Hutchinson (Taylor 73), J. Clarke (Jaden 64), Delap (Hirst 73)
Unused substitutes: Muric, Townsend, Burns, Broadhead
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