Manchester City find their confidence and swagger

It was always a question of when, not if, Manchester City would make everything click and tear somebody apart that wasn’t League Two Salford City.
The 4-1 win over West Ham United at the start of year suggested, on paper at least, that the champions had started to find their magic formula then, but truth be told they weren’t actually that good against the Hammers despite scoring four.
You did, however, sense something big was on the horizon, and it turns out the opportunity to pulverise Ipswich in front of Ed Sheeran was what City had been waiting for.
Here, they were untouchable. At the races from minute one, they sauntered forward at will, playing quick but neat intricate football, and didn’t ever allow the home crowd to become a factor in the game. Indeed, there was an eerie silence for most of the afternoon as both sets of supporters just absorbed what was a mesmerising display of attacking football.
Foden hits his stride, Doku danger more regular
Foden spent the first half-dozen games of the 2024/25 season watching City from the bench, much to the disappointment of หากคุณสนใจเล่นพนันออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด สามารถสมัครสมาชิก UFABET ได้ที่นี่ พร้อมรับโปรโมชั่นพิเศษสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ many Fantasy Premier League players. The 24-year-old then spent the next three months struggling to make an impression as City unfathomably forgot to how play football.
So it’s perhaps no coincidence. That City’s gradual uptick in form has coincided with Foden’s sharpness returning, particularly in front of goal. A scorer of just a single Premier League goal before the turn of the year, Foden now has five in his last three outings. His first-half brace here wasn’t flashy, just a result of being street smart and knowing where to be at exactly the right moment.