• Balance the key to unbeaten start, says coach after Stoke rout • ‘This season we feel that, if we arrive, we will score’Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City have found the crucial attacking edge they lacked last season after Stoke City were hammered 7-2 at the Etihad Stadium. In the corresponding fixture last season City could only draw 0-0; Saturday’s win took them to 29 league goals this campaign, the most after eight matches since Everton in 1894. We play to score goals. “It’s difficult to find a team who have a lot of clean sheets but do not score goals. Football is dynamic: attack, defend, attack, defend, in a row.

Source: The Guardian October 15, 2017 21:30 UTC