Lucas Paqueta pre-match gesture to Pep Guardiola and more Man City moments missed vs West Ham

Manchester City went back to the top of the Premier League table with a superb second-half performance in their 3-1 victory over West Ham on Saturday.

James Ward-Prowse had headed the Hammers ahead to give the hosts a 1-0 half-time lead but summer arrival Jeremy Doku restored parity for City just 40 seconds after the restart.

Bernardo Silva latched onto a bouncing ball to put City ahead on 76 minutes before Erling Haaland - who missed a plethora of gilt-edged chances earlier in the game - found his seventh goal of the season nine minutes from time.

Doku was a standout player for the visitors while Matheus Nunes enjoyed his debut with a second-half appearance. Here are several things fans may have missed during the afternoon in London.

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Lucas Paqueta was of interest to City over the summer before attention switched to Nunes, who made his Blues bow from the bench at the London Stadium. He greeted and chatted to Pep Guardiola and his staff before kick-off following their summer intrigue.

Paqueta was not on the winning side but won’t have done his chances of a potential future move to the Etihad any harm with a confident showing. However, Nunes showed why he was also on City's radar in his second-half display, creating space for Bernardo to tee up Haaland for his goal.

Kyle Walker showed his excellent form both offensively and defensively as he took the captain’s armband again. West Ham found it easy to counter in the first half, though, with Rodri isolated without the cushion of the injured Mateo Kovacic.

So after half-time, Walker was told to help out centrally when the ball was approaching the