Pep Guardiola felt Manchester City rediscovered some of
their early-season swagger as they thumped West
Ham 5-0 in the FA Cup. City won their first 10 matches of the campaign but
have faltered in recent weeks and currently lie fourth, seven points behind
leaders Chelsea.
But in his first FA Cup tie Guardiola named a strong line-up and was
rewarded with a resounding victory thanks to Yaya Toure's penalty, Havard
Nordtveit's own goal and strikes from David
Silva, Sergio Aguero and John Stones.
He said “Today we controlled the
game more, through our passes, before the penalty we created chances and after
half-time we played like we expected, like it was at the start of the season. In
the last month or two, for different circumstances, we weren't able to do that
but hopefully now we can start again to play in that sense. It's the only way
for this kind of team. We are not strong and fast like the other teams but we
try to play with the ball as much as possible. We can't achieve our targets
unless we start to play and keep the ball. When David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne and Yaya Toure touch a
lot of the ball the rest can play easier. We have to play.”
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