Dara O’Shea spoke about a 3-2 loss for Ipswich Town against Manchester City.

The Tractor Boys wandered into problems when Bruno Fernandes and Alexander Isak ignited for Manchester United and Liverpool respectively in back-to-back fixtures at the start of this season.

So, one would not have been surprised to see Erling Haaland get another brace on Saturday.

‘We need to be fearless and understand the task’

But the visitors were well in the game at the Etihad Stadium, keeping the Citizens honest until full time thanks to a late Zian Flemming penalty.

O’Shea was part of the survival bid with Ipswich when they were promoted to the top tier under Kieran McKenna, and he sees how the club are on the path to giving it an even better go this year.