“The Champions League is so demanding in the physical condition but especially in the head so to come back again is not easy”, he said.
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Bournemouth could not stem the flow, however, and after De Bruyne led another raid and released Sterling, the England forward unselfishly teed up a second goal for Iheanacho.
Manchester City top the English Premier League log with 15 points from five games.
City is averaging more than three goals a game under Guardiola, who has turned the team into an irresistible attacking unit.
Goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Kelechi Iheanacho, Raheem Sterling and Ilkay Gundogan secured City’s eighth successive win – an unprecedented feat for the club at the start of a season – since Guardiola took charge.
City fans think they are lucky to have Guardiola too.
There’s also intelligence behind the excellence.
Pep Guardiola was delighted Man City were able to beat Bournemouth, a side he thinks are the best his team have faced so far this season.
Indeed, De Bruyne was sublime from the start, with exquisite vision and stunning control; he played a part in each of the four goals and controlled the pace of the match.
Theo Walcott and Granit Xhaka scored Arsenal’s other goals, with Robert Snodgrass replying for Hull with a penalty that made it 2-1 in the 79th.
Raheem Sterling scores in consecutive Premier League home matches for the first time in his career.
Apart from Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, Guardiola believes De Bruyne deserves to be rated as among the world’s best players. “Kevin is there with the rest”.
Manchester City hammered Bournemouth 4-0 to keep their flawless record alive at the top of the Premier League after five matches.
Hull’s joy after the 79th minute goal was short-lived as Sanchez slotted in Arsenal’s third goal.
Sanchez deflected the ball home to put Arsenal ahead after 17 minutes but the Chilean had his penalty saved by Eldin Jakupovic following Livermore’s dismissal.
Iheanacho was the match victor for Nigeria in an AFCON qualifier against Tanzania on September 4, before he grabbed the match victor for City in the Manchester Derby.
Instead, it now sits one place above the relegation zone after five games, having conceded eight goals in its previous two matches.
Two headed goals from Islam Slimani and an own goal from Mee got the Foxes back to winning ways as they bounce back from their defeat to Liverpool.
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The Algeria striker scored twice as Leicester eased past Burnley with a second straight 3-0 win, having beaten Club Brugge by that score in the Champions League on Wednesday.
