Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne off the mark as Man City blast Wycombe

With a run of games that features visits to Chelsea, PSG and Liverpool before the October international break, Guardiola fielded a predictably weakened side.

Manchester City's Phil Foden (third left) celebrates scoring their side's third goal of the game

Man City 6 Wycombe 1

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola handed out six debuts to teenagers in the competition in which his team simply cannot lose but it was the continuing return of Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne that will have given him greatest pleasure.