German international Ilkay Gundogan scored twice and was at the heart of City’s hugely impressive display as Pep Guardiola’s side delivered the kind of football that took them to title wins in 2018 and 2019. Gundogan put City ahead in the sixth minute, showing great control as he collected a pass from Joao Cancelo and curled a shot into the far corner. The impressive Gundogan added his second and City’s third on the half-hour, when he robbed Romaine Sawyers on the edge of the box, danced past Dara O’Shea and fired home. On the stroke of halftime, Riyad Mahrez made it 4-0 with a trademark strike, cutting in from the right and blasting a left-foot shot into the far top corner past goalkeeper Sam Johnstone. It was City’s 11th straight victory in all competitions.

Source: Egypt Today January 26, 2021 23:15 UTC