Pep Guardiola has warned Manchester City are on the verge of achieving the levels that the Premier League’s dominant players have dominated English football for the past decade.

City were in inspired form against Ipswich Town on Sunday and it ended with a 6-0 win at Portman Road. Phil Foden (2), Mateo Kovacic, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland and James McAtee were on target for East Anglia, taking the club back into the top four after the start of matchday eight.

While there are still some issues in City’s game that need to be addressed, Guardiola said after the game that his side are doing a lot of things right as they look to ensure they qualify for next season. Champions League.

“We are very happy, we are starting to do again the things that have defined this team for the last 10 years,” said Guardiola. Sky Sports after the game. “I’m very happy with the three points and getting into the Champions League next season, it’s going to be very difficult.

“Very good, maybe not our best but the closeness and consistency we have in our game. A lot has not happened in previous games where we have won.

“That’s the way we went without the ball, you can’t play in short spaces. Everyone with the ball was smart, quick, quick. Everyone’s a family. You can’t be quick, smart and good if you’re not connected defensively.”

Guardiola admitted that his thoughts turned to the Champions League game in midweek Paris Saint-Germain before the end of the game, with City needing two good results to ensure they qualify for this season’s restructured competition.

“After four or five nil I looked at Paris,” he confirmed. “We have to travel a long way. I want to say a big thank you to our fans.

“Again, it is not easy to come here, it is a long journey and I am happy to participate in this way. They can go back and drink on the train and enjoy our moments together. Thank you very much.

“Every time we go on these long trips, he comes with us. We will come late and make final arrangements. We have two finals, win two we are qualified, win one is possible. We have to get points because we created problems for ourselves against Feyenoord.

“Even the game we lost in Lisbon. But at this time we had a lot of problems. We could not compete as we want for many reasons. We hope we can continue in Paris in the next game.”

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