Erling Haaland's double and Phil Foden's excellent goal helped Man City beat Crystal Palace away. This is Man City's 4th consecutive victory in the Premier League and 5th consecutive in all competitions.
This victory also ended a challenging week for Man City, starting with a 3-0 home win over Sunderland and then a historic 2-1 victory by Man City over Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League.
After the most impressive victory against Crystal Palace, Guardiola emphasized that although Man City is still in the process of development, getting 3 points is very meaningful for his team.
He said: Today was a tough match and cold is the most appropriate word to describe it. Crystal Palace is a very strong team. Every time we face them, it is difficult. They have strong physical strength and effective transition, and their defense is also excellent.
It was a really difficult game and we knew that after a challenging game in Madrid. We are satisfied with the victory and this is a good affirmation from Man City".
For Guardiola's team, the victory over Palace was the perfect preparation for the Carabao Cup quarter-final against Brentford at home, followed by the match against West Ham in the Premier League.
According to Guardiola, one of the big positives from the recent effective working days is that Man City's identity in playing style is gradually becoming clear.
Pep emphasized: "Let's be yourself, the important thing is not whether we win or lose. Every time you enter a game, no matter what happens, who the opponent is, good things always happen.
Playing football without expressing your own personality, whether individual or collective, is meaningless. However, we are not yet at the top, but we are learning and after what happened, we will get closer to that position in the future.
After playing at the Bernabeu, we only had one training session to prepare for the team before meeting the FA Cup champions last season and a formidable opponent.
Things are going very well for Man City and the whole team has two more matches before Christmas. We have to try to reach the Carabao Cup semi-finals, before the match against West Ham.
