- Manchester City have showed their seriousness in securing the Premier League early as they defeated Stoke City 2 - 0 at the Bet365 stadium
- The victory places Pep Guardiola side a massive 16 points clear of second place Manchester United
- David Silva got a brace in the clash
Manchester City continued their match to the Premier League title with an emphatic 2 - 0 victory over Stoke City at the Bet365 stadium.
The victory places Pep Guardiola side a massive 16 points clear of second place Manchester United.
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The visitors show how much they wanted this one as they got the opener in the 10th minute as Raheem Sterling displayed great vision and sent a pass to David Silva, who showed brilliant composure inside the box to bury the ball into the back of the net, making the scoreline 0 - 1.
And after an intense first 45 minutes it was the Citizens that walked to the tunnel with a goal lead.
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City doubled their advantage in the 50th minute as Gabriel Jesus, who played a vital role in the build-up squared it to David Silva, who beats Jack Butland with a brilliant shot into the bottom right corner to make it 0 - 2.
In other Premier League matchday 30 clash played during the weekend, Tottenham came from behind to thrash Bournemouth 1 - 4, Chelsea defeated Crystal Palace 2 - 1 and Manchester United stunned Liverpool 2 - 1 at Old Trafford..
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