David Wright said he was pleased with the performance level of his Under-23s side as they beat Aston Villa 2-1 at Colney Training Centre.
Ant Spyrou and Isak Thorvaldsson got the goals in Friday's night match, giving City all three points.
Wright said: “The win is great, but it’s the performance level that we focus on. It was what we had spoken about beforehand and that’s what we wanted.
“We talked about being in control of our own game for 90 minutes and not letting whatever happens in the game affect our performance levels.