Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne struck early as Manchester City eased to a Premier League victory over Fulham in the 700th game of Pep Guardiola’s managerial career. De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling left Scott Parker’s promoted side with a mountain to climb in what was also Guardiola’s 250th fixture at the helm as City won back-to-back league matches for the first time this season. First Belgium international De Bruyne slid a perfectly-weighted pass into Sterling’s run to enable the England striker to fire City into a fifth-minute lead with his first goal in seven games. However, they had done enough to climb into the top four to lay down the gauntlet for their fellow title hopefuls. Paul Pogba sparked an impressive fightback as Manchester United recovered from a dreadful start to win 3-1 at West Ham.

Source: Irish Independent December 05, 2020 17:19 UTC