Man City 5-0 Huddersfield Town: Phil Foden stars with a brace, while Julian Alvarez and Jeremy Doku also find the net as Pep Guardiola's side thrash the Terriers on an afternoon that will be most cele

Jurgen Klopp had it right last week, the country has been beginning to shake. Murmurings surrounding Kevin De Bruyne have been growing louder inside top-six dressing rooms, as his return drew closer, and the realisation of what Manchester City could unleash with the main man back in situ. Phil Foden grabbed the first of his two goals on the afternoon in the 33rd minute to get the defending champions on their way Julian Alvarez doubled the home side's advantage before the break at the Etihad on Sunday Your browser does not support iframes. We’ll see whether that is true when the serious business starts next month, not during a breezy 33-minute cameo on what proved a routine afternoon, in which he marvellously assisted Jeremy Doku for City’s fifth against Huddersfield Town. Jeremy Doku returned from an injury lay off an immediately make a impact with a goal in the 74th minute The afternoon will be most celebrated for the return of Kevin de Bruyne, who made his first appearance since August Huddersfield started the game well and were disciplined in defence but they were unable to live with the City pressure as the game went on PLAYER RATINGS Man City : Ortega 7; Akanji 6, Dias 7, Gvardiol 7, Gomez 7; Lewis 7, Kovacic 7.5 ; Bobb 7, Foden 8, Grealish 7 ; Alvarez 7 Subs not used: Ederson, Walker, Ake, Rodri Manager: Pep Guardiola 7 Huddersfield : Nicholls 6; Spencer 6.5, Lees 6, Helik 6, Spencer 6, Edmonds-Green 5.5, Jackson 6; Wiles 6, Rudoni 6.5, Matos 6.5, Koroma 6 ; Thomas 6.5 Subs not used: Edwards, Hudlin, Austerfield, Ayina, Bellagambi, Stone Manager: Darren Moore 6 Referee: Michael Salisbury 6 In a first half so compact that the middle third looked ready to burst, Matos flew into challenges – booked for an ugly lunge on Manuel Akanji that ended the defender’s afternoon.