MANCHESTER CITY 5, BURNLEY 0
It was definitely a good news day for Manchester City as Kevin De Bruyne made his long awaited return from a two month injury lay-off during a routine 5-0 win over Burnley.
Leroy Sane
Manchester City breeze past Fulham to conserve energy for start of Champions League campaign
MAN CITY 3, FULHAM 0
Manchester City disposed of newly-promoted Fulham with minimal effort to maintain the unbeaten start to their Premier League campaign.
Records set to tumble as Manchester City thrash West Ham with Sterling shining in London
WEST HAM 1, MANCHESTER CITY 4
With the Premier League title already in the bag, Manchester City’s attention has turned to making their mark on the Premier League record books and Raheem Sterling was the man who was behind City’s sparkling performance in London at West Ham today, the provider of goals for Leroy Sane, Gabriel Jesus, and Fernandinho while ex-City defender Pablo Zabaleta turned the ball into his own net.
Man City on the verge of title after win at Goodison over Everton leaves them just the Manchester derby to go
EVERTON 1, MANCHESTER CITY 3
In just seven days time, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City side could smash all manner of records while lifting the Premier League title if they beat their last remaining obstacle – rivals Manchester United – after they smashed Everton to complete a rare feat of winning against every top flight side in the same season.
Northern beasts Manchester City blow Arsenal aside for the second time in four days
ARSENAL 0, MANCHESTER CITY 3
A first half blizzard of goals by Bernardo Silva, David Silva, and Leroy Sane crushed Arsenal’s attempt to go toe to toe with Manchester City following their Carabao Cup heartbreak with three goals in 18 first half minutes of an entirely one sided match in which the Gunners couldn’t even score from the penalty spot in the second half after City took their foot off the gas.
By the 33rd minute of this contest clinical City had scored with each of their last six shots on target against Arsenal – three in the Carabao Cup final and another treble here as the Gunners conceded three goals in the first half of a Premier League game for the first time and wasted a succession of chances to score against their visitors.
How different it might have been if Arsene Wenger’s high risk strategy – to match City man for man and attack them – had not spectacularly backfired at a freezing underpopulated Emirates Stadium as City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to 16 points.