Speaking after victory over friendly opponents Palermo in Sicily on Saturday, Guardiola was keen to highlight the impact of the new arrivals
Tijjani Reijnders scored twice in the 3-0 win and Guardiola said: “Yeah, we knew that he is a special player arriving into the box.
“He loves to do that. People in Italy know him perfectly (after his time at AC Milan).
“He scored two goals and he made a fantastic performance like the rest of his teammates.
“He can play as a holding midfielder but he loves to arrive to the box to help our strikers like Erling (Haaland) and Omar (Marmoush) and anyone who plays there.
“We are really pleased.”
Guardiola also said: “The three signings we have done before the World Cup were really good.
“(Rayan) Cherki, (Rayan) Ait Nouri and Reijnders.
“Same with (Abdukodir) Khusanov in January. He showed his potential today and he is one of the fastest players I have seen.
“We haven’t played many games. We’ve trained well but now we’ll go back to Manchester, try to make a good week and prepare the games.
“I am happy since the USA and our World Cup. Our vibes there were really good.”