Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hails team's adaptability after 4-1 away win at Stoke takes them atop EPL table
Stoke-On-Trent: Pep Guardiola admits he has been surprised how quickly Manchester City’s players have adopted his methods after a 4-1 victory over Stoke continued the Spaniard’s 100 per cent start on Saturday.
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After last Saturday’s 2-1 win over Sunderland, City have scored nine times in their past two games, with Sergio Aguero and substitute Nolito both claiming doubles in Staffordshire four days on from their 5-0 rout of Steaua Bucharest.
It was thought that a fixture at the bet365 Stadium would present a big test for the embryonic Guardiola regime following Stoke’s 2-0 win here last year and, after Aguero’s first-half double, the Potters hit back through Bojan Krkic penalty. However, two late Nolito goals gave Guardiola a third win and he anticipates there’s even more to come.
“It is impossible to say what is our target or what we can achieve,” the Spaniard said.
Super Sergio: Manchester City's Argentine striker Sergio Aguero scores the opening goal from the penalty spot, beating Stoke City goalkeeper Shay Given to make it 1-0 during their English Premier League match at the Bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday. Pic/AFP
“But in the short time together my players show me how intelligent they are. They are really good players, they have a lot of quality. We can show it here, in one of the toughest games in the Premier League, with these conditions, when it is windy. It is impossible to come here for 90 minutes and control the game.
“We created a lot of almost chances, we missed the last pass. But the rest, we saw again amazing team spirit, how they communicate with each other, how they celebrate the goals, after the game with the fans. That is the first step. We have to improve many, many things. We have time to do that.
“I am a little surprised, in the short time, with the level we played here and in Bucharest; it’s very good. We have scored nine goals in two games. It was a nice week
for us.”
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