Manchester City Clear Fulham Test: Reaction & Tweets

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What a match and win, back in the PL!

Manchester City return to their winning ways in the Premier League. Standout performances by Ederson, Kovacic and Doku sealed this win vs. a tough and very challenging Fulham side.

On to the reaction-

Pep Guardiola Reaction

"It was intense, it was tight, chances for them, chances for us. We started well and created many chances and it was tougher when they went to five at the back. It was a risk to manage it but in the end we did.

"The two with Kovacic goals were good when they had five at the back because only the striker can defend him in that situation and that makes the transitions less dangerous. We used that weapon and Kova did really well.

"[Doku's goal] was really, really good. We always talk about his ability to dribble but it is then about the final pass, that last action. I was diagonal to him [when he hit the shot] and the ball made an incredible curve effect. Really happy for him. The last game against Bratislava he was really good and today as well."

"It's not nice to [have to] come back, but we create chances to go 1-0 or 2-0 in every single game.

" Sometimes I give credit. The first goal - who expected Jimenez to do this incredible touch?

"Why not give credit to them more than it be defensively bad? There are actions you have to defend, better but step by step we will improve."

"My feeling is the game was well played," he said after the match. "Adama is unstoppable, that guy. Not any player can control when he had the ball. In the first two touches he is going to run and it's impossible to control him.

"In the first half I think it was well played but for one or two transitions. I always had that feeling that they had chances but it was well played.

"We scored the third and we felt we were going to control but in that moment we didn't know what was going to happen. [It was] a fantastic goal from Jeremy.

"They put a lot of runners and had a lot of the ball. After it happened it was a tough game but we knew it [was going to be].

"We talked with the team and said today would be a tough game after a long week and they have lost just one game at Old Trafford. The rest they had incredible results.

"Many years Marco [Silva] has been an exceptional manager and he is getting better. We have to deal with that. When we have an incredible run of not losing in Etihad we have won some in that way. Nothing in life is easy."

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