O’Neil Proud Despite Ipswich Defeat at Man City

Ipswich Town manager Gary O'Neil expressed pride in his players' determination despite suffering a 3-2 defeat against Premier League leaders Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. Phil Foden opened the scoring for City, followed by an Erling Haaland brace. Ipswich remained competitive throughout, finding the net through Daizen Maeda and a late Zian Flemming penalty awarded via VAR after a foul on Abdul Fatawu.

O'Neil switched to a back three to stay competitive, though he was frustrated by conceding Haaland's first goal and critical of several offside calls. He praised Maeda's debut goal and confirmed that midfielder Sasa Lukic is expected to recover from a groin issue ahead of Friday's match against Nottingham Forest.