After Man City defeated Crystal Palace 4-1 away, Man City manager Enzo Maresca gave an interview to the English media.

Enzo, congratulations on the win. You previously said that playing here is always difficult, but in the end, you made it look quite easy.

Yes, we found the first 5 to 10 minutes challenging. This is a difficult stadium with a difficult opponent. But after that, as I said, after 10 minutes, we controlled the match much better both in and out of possession, and I think we deserved the victory.

You also made a tactical adjustment today. Guehi played in defense, and you brought Nico (O'Riley) into midfield. Do you think this adjustment was more effective?

Yes, we were trying to find a solution. As you mentioned, in the recent match against Bournemouth, Guehi played in midfield. Today we made some changes. It's about trying to find solutions.

When you have a strong squad like Man City, some players will inevitably be disappointed not to start. Rayan Cherki has had a perfect positive response – coming off the bench to provide an assist against Bournemouth, and today was equally impressive.

Yes, that's what we need. That's what we need. I think the players who played today, like Kovacic, showed very well; young Ryan McAdoo played well, as did Brathwaite and Reis. I think all the substitutes in the second half, including Ayub Bouaddi, showed excellent performances. When you're trying to build something, that's exactly what you need.

But people will obviously still focus on Cherki, anyway his playing style is very interesting, and he also scored two goals. What did you rate most about his performance today?

His off-the-ball performance. His off-the-ball performance. He was amazing off the ball today. Everyone knows his technical ability, but when he also defends and presses actively like he did tonight – he marked Wharton off the ball, and I think he successfully limited the opponent, he did very well.

Haaland also scored today, two goals in one match. Previously, some people even questioned why he hadn't started scoring.

Anyway, this is only the second match of the season.

Yes, that's right, people's standards for him are too high.

Anyway, we all know Haaland. We know that as long as we can create chances, that's good for him. So we will try our best to create as many chances as possible for him.

Can I ask about Phil Foden? He started again today and could have scored two goals. I think he might be slightly disappointed about that, but he certainly showed excellent energy today, didn't he?

Indeed, absolutely right. I think in the last 10 to 15 minutes, you could see that when he dropped deeper into midfield, playing behind Haaland, he was happier, because we know that's his best position. But he's still trying to adapt and help the team win by playing on the wing.

Yes, when you talk about adaptation, what do you most want to see from him? Because clearly he's currently being deployed on the wing.

I mean, his work ethic is very good. He's doing very well at the moment.

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