London: Sergio Aguero struck four goals as the Argentine and Kevin De Bruyne put on an attacking masterclass to help the runaway leaders rout Leicester City 5-1, Saturday.
Champions-elect Manchester City looked strangely out of sorts during the first 45 minutes of their Premier League clash with the Foxes. But after the break they were transformed and the Argentine-Belgian duo stole the show with a magnificent display.
Aguero scored four second half goals to take his season’s tally to 21, while De Bruyne pulled the strings at the heart of City’s attacking orchestra, adding three assists in another flawless performance.
Aguero is the fourth player after Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry and Harry Kane, to score 20-plus goals in four consecutive Premier League campaigns. De Bruyne, meanwhile, has registered more assists than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues since 2012.
With the pair ably backed by a sensational supporting cast, including Leroy Sane, David Silva, Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus, City have scored 20 more goals than the next-best attacking side, Liverpool, and amassed 16 points more than city rivals United, in second place.
Hurtling towards the title in a style rarely seen before, Pep Guardiola’s side have been labelled by many the best to grace the Premier League.
City have only 11 more matches to navigate en route to what would be their first championship since 2014 and also remain firmly in the hunt in the Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup.
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