Guardiola‘s men made the perfect start, taking the lead in the fifth minute through De Bruyne, who blasted beyond Nick Pope after a neat layoff from Sterling, marking his 200th league appearance for the club with a goal.
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20 minutes later, City doubled the lead through Gundogan, who swept in via a deflection following superb work from Sterling and De Bruyne on the right flank.
The goal sees the midfielder become the Premier League’s highest scoring German with 34 goals in the top flight.
Midway through the second period, Man of the Match Sterling looked to make it a hat-trick of assists, but Gabriel Jesus directed the ball over the bar from the Englishman’s accurate pass.
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Jesus came close again with ten minutes remaining, but his controlled volley cannoned back off the post, before the Brazilian curled the rebound wide.
The victory sees City return back to the top of the Premier League!
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