Manchester City are ready to splash the cash before the January transfer window closes but Pep Guardiola's priority is the players already at his disposal, including young star James McAtee

Manchester City put away some sparkling goals as they thrashed Ipswich Town 6-0 but Pep Guardiola felt there was more to an overdue return to form.

A hat-trick at the weekend highlighted James McAtee's potential - but also his lack of game time at an important stage of his development

Pep Guardiola claimed Manchester City is back to its best after Phil Foden starred in a 6-0 rout of struggling Ipswich on Sunday. Foden netted on both sides of Mateo Kovacic's eye-catching goal as City blew Ipswich away with three first-half goals at Portman Road.

Manchester City head to Brentford and Pep Guardiola has opted to put Saturday's hat-trick hero, James McAtee, on the bench as he resists calls to throw in his young playmaker

Jeremy Doku and Matheus Nunes put on one of their best performances of the season to take the game away from Salford City, while Divin Mubama and Nico O'Reilly netted their first goals for the club. James McAtee scored a hat-trick in the second half as City shifted gears, although they did fall short of the crowd's wish for ten goals.

Pep Guardiola witnessed his Manchester City side return to their emphatic best at Ipswich on Sunday with a 6-0 win.

Pep Guardiola was understandably very happy with what he saw from Manchester City in their 6-0 win over Ipswich Town.