Pep Guardiola feels his Manchester City side are heading in the right direction following the 2-0 victory over Fulham.
City secured back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time this season as early goals from Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne set up a routine triumph at the Etihad Stadium.
After a stuttering start to the campaign that saw them 14th in the table just over a week ago, City are now back in more familiar surroundings at the top end.
Guardiola said: “We were far away – seven or eight points – weeks ago, now we are there. It is important.
Fulham have had a difficult start to the season but, coming after Monday’s impressive win at Leicester, boss Scott Parker was again pleased with how his side acquitted themselves.
Parker said: “Overall I’m disappointed with the result, I’m always disappointed when we lose.
“But we understood the challenge. I asked the team to leave an impression. Teams can get swept away here by an unbelievable team and it was a tough ask but I wanted us to stand up to it, individually and as a team, and I felt we did that.
“It is difficult when you go down early but I saw a team with big spirit. We showed courage. We’re disappointed but there were a lot of positives.
“This is not a low for us. This is a Man City team that are on a different level to us. We came here wanting to put a performance in and I felt we did that.”
