O'Neil proud of Ipswich despite narrow defeat to City

Ipswich Town manager O'Neil expressed pride in his team's performance despite a 3-2 loss to Manchester City on Saturday at the Etihad Stadium. The match was part of the Premier League's seventh round.

Phil Foden opened the scoring for Manchester City in the 19th minute, assisted by Jeremy Doku. Ipswich quickly equalised with a goal from Daizen Maeda in the 21st minute, assisted by Abdoul Ouattara.

Erling Haaland put City back in front in the 34th minute, with Mateo Kovačić providing the assist. Haaland scored again in the 69th minute, assisted by Iliman Ndiaye, extending City's lead to 3-1.

Ipswich managed to pull one back in stoppage time with a penalty from Zian Flemming, making the final score 3-2. The match featured two yellow cards for Ipswich and one for Manchester City.

In terms of statistics, Manchester City dominated possession with 70% and had an expected goals (xG) of 3.5 compared to Ipswich's 1.7. City had six shots on target, while Ipswich managed three. City took two corners, and Ipswich had three. City made one save, while Ipswich recorded four saves.

Going into the game, Manchester City were top of the league with 18 points from six matches, while Ipswich sat in 10th place with nine points from six matches.