While Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said he would sleep better after Saturday’s 4-1 Premier League rout of West Ham United, he dismissed suggestions that his team were back to being the “old Manchester City”.

Erling Haaland bagged his first double in a league game since September, and Savinho set up three goals in City’s victory, which left them sixth in the table and two points behind fourth-placed Chelsea.

Though City secured back-to-back wins for the first time since October, Guardiola said it was not an indication that their slump was over.

“No, you judge the results,” he told reporters after the crowd-pleasing win at the Etihad Stadium. “We’ve seen our level over many years. We are not at our level.

“Don’t misunderstand me. I’m so happy. I will sleep better until the FA Cup (City host Salford City on 11 January). But you’ve watched the games for years; we’re not at that level, come on. Against Everton, we played much better than today. And we drew—big crisis, disaster.

“Of course, there are positives. If you ask me if the team is playing like in previous years, of course not.”

Often-injured Kevin De Bruyne played the full match, a positive sign just a day after Guardiola said the Belgian’s fitness and form would be assessed before the club decides on a contract extension. De Bruyne’s current deal expires in June.

The 33-year-old, who scored two goals and provided his third assist of the season on Phil Foden’s second-half goal on Saturday, shrugged off questions about his contract status after the win.

“I don’t care,” De Bruyne told the BBC. “I am just trying to get back to my level. I feel every week I am getting better. I can go for 90 minutes now. It has been an uncomfortable couple of months with the injury.”

Guardiola gave Savinho a mixed review after the Brazilian assisted on Haaland’s goals, and his deflected shot in the 10th minute led to an own goal by Vladimir Coufal. Savinho had scored his first goal in a City shirt in their 2-0 win over Leicester City just six days earlier.

“He’s clean in his mind. He doesn’t think about the past,” the manager said. “Normally, after many years here, the players think they deserve something special for what they have done. Big mistake.

“(But) Savio has to do everything to win,” Guardiola added. “Having a left foot on the left side—old-fashioned, vintage football. He has a lot to improve: not aggressive enough without the ball, a little soft in many departments. Right now, he has something special for the team. I’m so happy for him, and he deserves to play.”