Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola praised his side's performance in our 2-0 win at Selhurst Park.
After defeat against Wolves last time out, City produced a dominant display to ruthlessly dispatch a Palace side who came into the game in sixth place.
Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring at Selhurst Park, netting his 50th goal for the Club with a diving header and two minutes later David Silva finished a fine team move with a sweetly struck volley.
"As always, a good reaction - the team is always ready," Guardiola said.
"We play good at a stadium like this where they create a lot of chances. We concede two chances at the end when Benteke came on, they played a lot of long balls and always with the second ball they are strong.
"Unfortunately, we cannot convert enough chances we had and we suffered.
"Always in the Premier League at 2-0 it's never over. It's an important three points after international break, away at Selhurst Park is always difficult.
"They were one point below us, they are doing an incredible season.
"I am delighted. Hopefully we can start from here and continue with good performances."
