Man City responded to Liverpool’s win yesterday with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Manchester United to move six points clear at the top of the Premier League.
De Bruyne notched a first-half brace on either side of a strike from Sancho that levelled the scores.
However, City was outstanding in the second half, and two efforts from Riyad Mahrez put the visitors to the sword.
Manchester City is back on course to secure the title.
Meanwhile, Manchester United are now locked in a fierce battle to finish in the top four.
Goals:
1-0. The Belgian is on the spot in the United box to drill a low strike past De Gea.
The City builds down the left flank as Grealish feeds Silva on the left flank.
The Portuguese finds half a yard and places a low ball into the middle for De Bruyne to attack his left foot and bury it into the bottom-left corner.
1-1. United are back in the game as former City man Sancho bends a strike past Ederson with the aid of the post.
The visitors break on the counter as Pogba feeds the run of Sancho in the City’s half.
He uses the run of Fernandes to his left to create space on the inside and curls his attempt into the bottom-right corner.
2-1. The Belgian smashes a strike from close range on the rebound, following a scramble in and around the United six-yard box.
Foden starts the move with a brilliant touch and turns past Lindelof.
However, he sees his effort saved by De Gea, while Maguire denies Silva on the rebound.
After Telles fails to clear the danger, De Bruyne gathers the loose ball and plants his attempt into the left corner.
3-1. The home side takes complete control of the game through a sublime effort from Mahrez.
De Bruyne lifts a corner beyond the far post from the left, and Mahrez runs on to the delivery.
And times his strike nicely, helped by a slight nick off Maguire, to beat De Gea.
4-1. Mahrez puts the icing on the cake for City as he is played onside by the left boot of Telles.
Gundogan threads a pass-through for the winger’s run, and Mahrez left-footed past De Gea into the top-right corner.
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