Seven from seven, and Ipswich made you sweat
Manchester City 3–2 Ipswich at the Etihad on Saturday. Seven Premier League wins from seven, 21 points, top of the table on goal difference of +12 (2) (5). Joe Hart and Danny Murphy called City "dangerous" on Match of the Day, and the numbers back it up (5).
It was not a cruise. Ipswich scored twice, and Maresca's side had to close it out.
Maresca's fitness bulletin: five names
Erling Haaland, Antoine Semenyo, Mateo Kovacic, Matheus Nunes and Nico O'Reilly all had injury scares against Ipswich. Enzo Maresca gave updates on all five after the game (2).
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Next up is AEK Athens in the Champions League at the Etihad on Tuesday, 21:00 CEST. That is a quick turnaround.
Barcelona circling Cavan Sullivan
City have a pre-agreement for Cavan Sullivan. Barcelona are now working on a way to take him instead (3). Dan Segal, speaking about the deal, said: "Il est vrai qu'il existe un accord préliminaire avec eux concernant Sullivan, mais on ne sait jamais ce qui peut arriver. Nous espérons qu'ils parviendront à régler tout cela de la meilleure façon possible" (3).
Nunes offered to Barcelona
Jorge Mendes has offered Matheus Nunes to Barcelona, according to Polish reports picked up from Spain (4). Nunes is valued at around €45 million. He is also on Maresca's injury list, so his week just got more complicated.
No Gakpo, Ndiaye instead
Liverpool rejected City's £80m bid for Cody Gakpo at the end of the summer window. Gakpo stayed at Anfield, stuck behind Bradley Barcola. City signed Iliman Ndiaye instead (1). A January renewal of the Gakpo chase looks unlikely.
Still ahead of Arsenal
Seven from seven, and City lead Arsenal in the title race despite the guilty verdict on 114 charges (6). That is the story of the season so far. The table does not ask how you got there.
