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Manchester City: What was learned from the magnificent seven

By Jason Bardwell

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Josep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City celebrates his team's opening goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Stoke City at Etihad Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Josep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City celebrates his team's opening goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Stoke City at Etihad Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) /
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Fighting Spirit!

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 14: Mame Biram Diouf of Stoke City celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Stoke City at Etihad Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 14: Mame Biram Diouf of Stoke City celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Stoke City at Etihad Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) /

Winning 7-2 from a 3-0 starting point is easy. Starting the way City did it was cruise control after David Silva’s goal.

Conceding goals just before and after half-time could knock the stuffing from a side. It could easily have had heads drop and a fight back on. Last season, and prior, maybe that would have been the case.

This City regained a two goal cushion less than ten minutes later adding the fifth and sixth within fifteen minutes after Stokes second.