The signature traits the Madrid crowd had come to expect, and fear, from Guardiola’s teams had vanished. The hypnotising passing sequences, the suffocating press, the idea of total dominance. Perfume? Something staler was in the air.

Erling Haaland and Phil Foden raised their game as Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 3-0 despite producing an underwhelming performance in south London. The Eagles hit the woodwork in either half, but Haaland gave Pep Guardiola's side the lead late in the first with a towering header before Foden slammed the ball into the net with his favoured left foot to put the game out of Palace's sight.

Manchester City surprised everyone by defeating Real Madrid with an epic comeback at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, securing a rise in the Champions League standings. Furthermore, Pep Guardiola set a new record,

Guardiola: 🗣️ “I know people maybe think differently, but today Phil was not good" 😳 Foden has now responded 👀

Pep Guardiola felt Phil Foden ‘was not good’ in Manchester City ’s 3-0 win at Crystal Palace, despite the England star winning Man of the Match. Foden scored the second goal of the game at Selhurst Park, with Erling Haaland opening and completing the scoring.

Manchester City thumped Crystal Palace 3-0 on Sunday to move back to within two points of Premier League leaders Arsenal as Aston Villa kept up their title charge. Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest demolished struggling Tottenham 3-0 while Sunderland saw off local rivals Newcastle 1-0 thanks to a Nick Woltemade own goal.