28 January,2021 06:31 AM IST | West Bromwich | AFP
Manchester City`s Ilkay Gundogan (left) celebrates his goal against West Brom with teammate Phil Foden on Tuesday. Pic/Getty Images
Manchester City stormed to the top of the English Premier League on Tuesday with a 5-0 demolition of West Brom to extend their winning streak to 11 games. Ilkay Gundogan scored twice, while Joao Cancelo, Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling were also on target as Pep Guardiola's men moved a point ahead of local rivals Manchester United at the top of the table.
"Good result. In general, a good performance and three more points," said a satisfied Guardiola. Liverpool and City have battled for EPL supremacy over the past three seasons. But Liverpool's five-game winless league run has allowed City to open up a seven-point lead over the champions. The Baggies were the last side to take points off the leaders with a shock 1-1 draw at the Etihad last month that still was not enough to save Slaven Bilic from the sack.
However, the appointment of Sam Allardyce has so far done little to boost West Brom's chances of survival as they remain second from bottom, six points off safety.
Gundogan has already established himself as City's major goalscoring threat from midfield in recent weeks and his sky-high confidence was on show with a curled finish into the far corner from the edge of the area. "When he plays close to the box, he has that sense to make good runs to the box," added Guardiola. "The quality with the ball was always there."
Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta hailed Arsenal's resilience as they avenged their FA Cup exit against Southampton with a 3-1 win on Tuesday. Nicolas Pepe, Bukayo Saka and Alexandre Lacazette netted a goal each for the Gunners, while Stuart Armstrong scored for Southampton. Arsenal saw their FA Cup reign ended in a 0-1 defeat on Saturday.
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Manchester City's current winning streak in terms of matches across competitions
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