Manchester City take out frustrations on hapless Ipswich Town

Phil Foden scored twice and Erling Haaland celebrated his bumper new deal with a goal as Manchester City romped to their biggest Premier League win in more than two years.

Foden, a key part of City's recent mini-revival, took his tally to five goals in his last three matches in a 6-0 thumping of relegation-threatened Ipswich.

Haaland helped himself to a goal at the end of a week in which he committed himself to the club for the best part of a decade, while Mateo Kovacic, Jeremy Doku and James McAtee were also on target as City, who kicked off in eight place, moved above Newcastle into fourth on goal difference.

It was their biggest league win since hammering Nottingham Forest by the same scoreline in August 2022 and means Pep Guardiola's side are back in the top four for the first time since 1 December.

They should have gone ahead after 15 minutes when Kovacic's through-ball carved Ipswich open and sent Haaland clean through, but his shot was saved by Christian Walton.

Ipswich briefly threatened when former City youngster Liam Delap was shoved over on the left and Leif Davis took the free-kick short to Omari Hutchinson, whose shot was deflected narrowly over.

Ederson, back in the City goal after Stefan Ortega received on-pitch dressing down from Guardiola when they blew a two-goal at Brentford in midweek, then held Republic of Ireland defender Dara O'Shea's header from the resulting corner.

But, just as belief was starting to grow among the home fans at Portman Road, City struck and they never looked back.

Doku fed Kevin De Bruyne down the Ipswich right and his cross bounced kindly for Foden, who took a touch before swivelling and firing home inside the six-yard box.

Three minutes later City doubled their lead, with Foden teeing