Pitted against a talented and well-drilled Palace side who twice hit the woodwork, City had to be patient at Selhurst Park.
But a superb 41st minute header from Erling Haaland saw the Blues make a crucial breakthrough just before half time.
Phil Foden then doubled the advantage on 69 minutes with a clinical finish to further extend his own richly impressive form.
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And a fine afternoon’s work was then rounded off a minute from time when Haaland struck again from the penalty spot, the Norwegian converting after Savinho had been brought down.
The win made it four league wins in a row for City and five in all competitions and also saw us narrow the gap on leaders Arsenal to just two points.
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