Seb Naylor says he always likes to put time into his set pieces during training, and the fruits of his labour helped City earn a 4-0 win over Leicester.
The left-back scored a first half brace to put City firmly in the driving seat.
His first saw him score a composed, curling free-kick from 20 yards out.
Then the 20-year-old fired a fantastic left-footed finish into the bottom left corner after he picked up City’s well-worked corner from 25 yards out.
Mamad Sangare then made it three with a close-range finish before a Kevon Gray own goal completed the evening.
MATCH REPORT | CITY 4-0 LEICESTER
And for Naylor, he was quick to credit the hard work he’s put in on the training pitches to his form in front of goal.
“I’m over the moon, really, it doesn’t happen often, so I’ve got to enjoy it when it comes around,” said Naylor with a big smile.
“I think the boys were really good out there tonight. I think it was really needed after the last week or so. And I think we’ve come back really well so we just need to keep it up now.
“To be honest, we always do a bit at the end of each session, and I personally work on free-kicks as well so it’s nice to see it paid off because they are difficult.
“I feel really good. Really well. Fit, confident and hopefully just keep getting more minutes [to help the team].”
Watch Naylor’s full post-match interview via the video above…