Man City knock West Ham for four in EPL
Feb 1, 2017 - 11:26 PM Manchester City turned on the style to dismantle West Ham United 4-0 and revive their fading Premier League title aspirations and strengthen their top four chances on Wednesday.City produced a scintillating first-half display, scoring three times before the break through Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva and new boy Gabriel Jesus, before Yaya Toure's penalty capped a one-sided romp at the London Stadium.
City's victory moved them level on 46 points with fourth-placed Liverpool and kept leaders Chelsea just about in their sights.
City's rivals and neighbours Manchester United could only manage a goalless draw against bottom club Hull which left Jose Mourinho's men in sixth spot, four points behind City.
It has not been plain sailing for City manager Pep Guardiola in recent months and he came into Wednesday's game facing the prospect of losing three successive top-flight away matches for the first time in his managerial career.
City had already beaten West Ham twice this season with an aggregate score of 8-1 and they were returning to the London Stadium less than a month after thrashing their hosts 5-0 in the FA Cup third round.
De Bruyne started and finished off a swift counter to put them ahead after 17 minutes and with the home side in disarray, City turned the screw.
Sane gave Silva a tap-in at the far post four minutes later, before Jesus grabbed his first for the club.
City's January signing side-footed in Raheem Sterling's pass six minutes before the break and when Sterling was felled by Jose Fonte, making his West Ham debut, Toure stepped up to thump his penalty into the net.
Jesus caught the eye with his high-energy display and as part of a youthful front three with Sterling and Sane, had City boss Guardiola purring.
"Gabriel Jesus is a fighter with an instinct for the goal. He's good at assists too," Guardiola told the BBC.
"We played a front three with an average age of 20. I like the fans to be excited. Those players are the future of the club."
Source: AAP
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