Pep Guardiola enjoyed a momentous return to the Manchester City dugout as his side roared to a 3-1 victory over previously unbeaten West Ham, thanks to goals from Jeremy Doku, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland.

City were forced to come from behind after James Ward-Prowse nodded Vladimir Coufal's deft cross beyond Ederson in the 36th minute, but after some wasteful finishing from the visitors, they clicked into more recognisable gear.

Doku, on his second City appearance, was partly at fault for Ward-Prowse's second strike in West Ham colours after gifting the ball to Coufal to launch a quick break, but scored a well-taken leveller to atone for his mistake less than 60 seconds into the second period.

Packed with end-to-end entertainment, Julian Alvarez then struck the post with a delicious free-kick and Antonio was bettered by Ederson in a one-on-one, which only served to pave the way for Silva to complete City's inescapable turnaround.

Alvarez was the architect, and Silva the beneficiary, as he lifted the ball over a despairing Alphonse Areola in the 76th minute to establish a proper foothold in an otherwise uncertain and unpredictable encounter.

Momentum shifted, and Haaland woke up, ending any feint hope of a Hammers revival by smashing Silva's arrowed cross into the net four minutes from time for his seventh strike of the season.

The result maintains City's perfect start to the campaign, with five wins from five, while West Ham slip outside the top four after suffering their first loss of 2023-24.