‘Pep’s City looking ominous’

Manchester City’s display in the opening 40 minutes against Manchester United made for “ominous” viewing for the rest of the Premier League, according to Oliver Holt.

Speaking on Sunday Supplement, the Mail on Sunday’s chief sports writer admitted City were on a different level in a game where Pep Guardiola’s side ran out 2-1 winners.

Kevin De Bruyne handed City a deserved lead early on before Kelechi Iheanacho’s simple finish made it 2-0 on 36 minutes.

Claudio Bravo’s failure to deal with a deep cross led to Zlatan Ibrahimovic halving the deficit with a volley, but City held on to maintain their 100 per cent start to the season.

“For the first 40 minutes, City played on a different level,” said Holt. “Okay they didn’t keep that up, and Bravo had a problematic debut in goal, but if City can build on that kind of performance, it’s pretty ominous for the rest of the league.

“It reminded me of those European nights at United, when they weren’t winning in the Champions League, and they would be outplayed by a great Real Madrid side.

“Those continental sides looked like they were on a different level, and City looked like that as well.

“We can exaggerate things for the sake of the moment, but I’ve rarely …

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