Get the City transfer window latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox If you offered Manchester City six points and a +9 goal difference going into the international break following the opening day defeat to Tottenham, they'd have snapped your hands off.
A half-fit City side were beaten on the opening day at Tottenham, but bounced back with successive 5-0 victories over Norwich and Arsenal.
Only Spurs have a 100 per cent record in the Premier League, with title rivals Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea all on seven points, along with West Ham and Everton.
Pep Guardiola himself said that he would naturally have preferred nine points, but considering the circumstances City are well-placed heading
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