Manchester City, the defending Premier League champions, defeated relegation-threatened Leicester City with ease thanks to two goals from Erling Haaland.
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The hosts have closed the gap to only three points between themselves and league leaders Arsenal, but Mikel Arteta’s team can regain their lead when they play West Ham on Sunday.
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The first 13 minutes saw two goals for Pep Guardiola’s team, one from John Stones’ thunderous attempt and the other from Haaland’s penalty.
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Twelve minutes later, the 22-year-old Norwegian goal machine added his second with a wonderful dinked finish, but he was replaced at halftime and was unable to add to his total.
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The closest the hosts came to scoring a fourth goal in the second half was when goalkeeper Daniel Iversen made an outstanding leaping save to repel Riyad Mahrez’s looping shot.
Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland have broken a record each
While Kelechi Iheanacho scored a consolation goal in the 75th minute and also struck the post against his former team, Dean Smith had a terrible start to his first game as Leicester’s coach.
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The Foxes, who are currently in 19th place and two points from safety, are still in serious difficulty at the wrong end of the table.
