Manchester City beat Ipswich for Maresca’s seventh straight win

Manchester City beat Ipswich Town 3-2 on October 17 to give manager Enzo Maresca a record seven consecutive Premier League wins at the start of his tenure, extending the club’s perfect league run to seven matches. The result made Maresca the first manager in Premier League history to win his opening seven league games in charge of a club. Phil Foden opened the scoring, and Erling Haaland scored twice. Ipswich replied through Daizen Maeda and Zian Flemming, whose penalty set up a tense finish, but City held on. City made five or six changes after their midweek Champions League defeat by Paris Saint-Germain. Maresca said the lineup changes did not alter the team’s approach with or without the ball and praised players who had received less playing time. He said he had not expected seven wins from seven and was focused on the next match rather than projecting the run forward. The victory followed City’s 4-2 loss to Paris Saint-Germain, their first defeat since Maresca took charge. Against Ipswich, City restored their league momentum, although the match was not without difficulty: Ipswich equalised after Foden’s opener, and Flemming’s late penalty narrowed the score to 3-2. Ipswich...