Back to back 4-0 victories in the space of a week, maximum league points and a 100% competitive record. When will the Pep Guardiola City train stop?
Eddie Howe’s men came to the Etihad to play football, and credit to them, but the Sky Blues blew them away at times. Another half-time lead thanks to Kevin De Bruyne’s clever free-kick under the wall and Kelechi Iheanacho finishing a neat City counter eased City into their fifth league game this season.
Raheem Sterling made it three just after the interval, thanks to goal line technology clearing the referee from any confusion, and Ilkay Gundogan got a goal on his Premier League debut to end the rout. With just minutes left, Nolito lost his cool in a moment with Bournemouth defender Adam Smith and received a straight red for flicking his head at him, somehow Smith escaped with just a yellow despite being just as guilty as City’s Spaniard.
Once more, it’s high grades for the blues, let’s have a look at how I rated them…
