Soccernet: City tore into their highly-rated opponents from the off - and not even the staunchest Ipswich fan could question the merit of this result.
Most match reports are suggesting that Cooke's goal was against the run of play but Stoke 100% deserved the result and anything else would have been an injustace.
Cotterill said: ``We showed ability, passion and guts in equal measures and we needed all three to beat a team of Ipswich's quality.
``Our home fans are extremely passionate and if we can play at that the tempo we did in this game, we should be able to make it difficult for anyone in this league.''