straight to your inboxPep Guardiola had a message of positivity for his Manchester City players to inspire a 13-minute goal rush that proved enough to beat Fulham.Guardiola had made seven changes at Craven Cottage with a new, unfamiliar 3-4-3 formation on show.
The first half was underwhelming, with only three tame shots testing the Fulham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola. City had no such issues after the break, though, with John Stones converting from Joao Cancelo's free kick on 46 minutes, before Gabriel Jesus capitalised on a mistake at the back to double the lead ten minutes later.
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