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Record chasing Manchester City hit five past Swansea to celebrate Premier League title win

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MANCHESTER CITY 5, SWANSEA CITY 0

After winning the third Premier League title in six years on their sofas following Manchester United’s unexpected defeat to West Brom last weekend Manchester City laid on a special game as a gift for fans who gave the Etihad a party atmosphere and were rewarded with more champagne football as the Blues thrashed Swansea 5-0.

Goals by David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, and Gabriel Jesus secured City’s fourth five goal winning home margin this season.

Pep Guardiola made two changes to the side which beat Spurs last weekend. Danilo and Bernardo Silva replaced Kyle Walker and Leroy Sane.

Manchester City hit 100th goal of the season in home win against West Brom

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MAN CITY 3, WEST BROM 0

Manchester City hardly had to break sweat as they stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to 15 points.

West Brom, who won 3-2 at Liverpool in the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday, offered little threat as City made it 100 goals for the season in all competitions.

Goals from Fernandinho, Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero completed a stroll as City recorded a 13th straight win against the Baggies since 2012.

Leroy Sane injured during Manchester City’s FA Cup win at Cardiff City

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CARDIFF CITY 0, MANCHESTER CITY 2

Manchester City cruised into the Fifth Round of the FA Cup despite losing winger Leroy Sane to a nasty challenge on the stroke of half time against a physical Cardiff City side.

Kevin De Bruyne gave City the lead with a clever free kick after just eight minutes, and Bernardo Silva had a goal questionably disallowed before Raheem Sterling doubled the lead with a rare header.

The Bluebirds were lucky not to get reduced to ten men on the stroke of half time after Joe Bennett cynically hacked down Leroy Sane on the edge of the box with a dangerous tackle after the German had run almost the length of the pitch on a swift break.

Bruno Manga was also in the book for a nasty follow-through on Sergio Aguero, Sane’s replacement, after both sides had tried to add to the scoresheet in the second period before Bennett was finally handed his marching orders in stoppage time for a nasty challenge on Brahim Diaz.

Manchester City book Wembley appearance with Carabao Cup victory at feisty Bristol City

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BRISTOL CITY 2, MANCHESTER CITY 3

(MAN CITY WIN 5-3 ON AGGREGATE TO GO TO THE FINAL OF THE CARABAO CUP)

There was a final flourish to this Carabao Cup semi final as Bristol City went into the final minute of injury time at the end of this contest still needing just one goal to force extra time before Kevin De Bruyne finally shut the door on the brave Robins who had played a full part in their two games against runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City.