Live Broadcast, August 25th Manchester City defeated Ipswich. Gundogan, who returned to Manchester City, came on as a substitute in the second half and completed his return debut. After the game, Gundogan was interviewed.
On returning
Gundogan: "Yesterday, I trained with my teammates for the first time and honestly it felt like I had never left, it was like home. It's such a pleasure.
"To be able to do that again I couldn't be happier to play for this amazing club, in front of such a crowd, with such outstanding players. I feel very privileged.
"This is also a very touching experience. In the past two days, I have received a lot of messages and many people have sent me messages. 99% of them are sincere and emotional positive feedback. I have a hunch that if I can achieve good results today It was going to be a great day. Fortunately, it was.
âI canât imagine a better start. I'm so happy to be back and reminiscing with the people here. Hope we can try to create better and more new memories.
"Guardiola is extremely demanding. That's what I love and enjoy. Because every year I feel the need to push my limits. That's an incredible quality about him.
"I and He had a brief meeting and he showed me some clips from the game because he had tried to tweak some details since I left. Hopefully I can master it soon. I feel very confident and we'll see what role I can contribute next. I'm ready to get started and ready to take on the challenge. "
About this game
Gundogan: "It is always difficult to accept a goal first, but it is very important to stay calm. That's exactly what we did and the team responded in spectacular fashion, scoring three goals in quick succession.
"We know how strong we are at home, especially when we are two or three goals ahead, it is almost impossible for the opponent to come back.
"I think it was a very good game in the end and hopefully before the international break We can win three games in a row. "