Delph: 'We need to be more ruthless'

The 'Citizens' entertained an Etihad crowd with three goals of the highest quality, though Pep Guardiola's side appeared to take their foot off the gas in the second half when it came to taking chances. 

Delph was seemingly concerned by the drop in urgency as he spoke after the match. 

"It's nice to get going again after the World Cup - we only got 12 days off. 

"I've been working to get fit and get up to speed, and after 70 minutes today I'm on track to getting back to full fitness.

"I felt like I won most of my duels and I was communicating well with the rest of the team.

"I couldn't get my feet sorted at times but that will come with more match time and fitness.

"It was frustrating to not put more chances into the back of the net - we need to be more ruthless.

"We knew Fulham could be a threat - they have been impressive already this season.

"But we started with the mindset that we needed to be on the front foot. We try to do that in every game."