Real City yet to surface

Man City 2 Hull City 0

From the bristling swagger of the 4-0 thumping of Newcastle, to the flawed defensive performance in the 3-2 loss at Cardiff to a win over Hull that owed as much to persistence as it did to outstanding quality, we are yet to see what Pellegrini’s side is really made of.

Although he has started with the same front six for each of those matches, Pellegrini feels City’s true strength will only be revealed once the slog begins after the international break.