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Phil Foden struck twice as Manchester City stepped up their bid for a fourth Premier League crown in a row with a ruthless 4-0 victory at Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday.
A day after Liverpool’s title challenge suffered a huge blow with a 2-0 defeat at Everton, City kept up the pressure on leaders Arsenal with a dominant display that left them one point behind the London club with a game in hand.
Kevin De Bruyne’s superb diving header put City, missing top scorer Erling Haaland due to injury, ahead in the 17th minute.
Foden scored his first — and 50th league goal — with a deflected free kick and Brighton defensive errors allowed Bernardo Silva to win the ball and set up Foden to sweep a shot into the bottom corner before halftime.
Julian Alvarez completed the rout midway through the second half and Brighton, who remained 11th in the table, never looked capable of launching a fightback.
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Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City simply have to win every game to lift an unprecedented fourth Premier League title.
The champions moved within a point of Arsenal by cruising to a 4-0 victory at Brighton on Thursday night and crucially boast a game in hand over the Gunners.
Arsenal and Liverpool have both dropped points in April, a period of the season in which City are renowned for their relentless run of form.
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Manchester City ensured they responded to Arsenal in the Premier League title race with a dominant 4-0 victory at Brighton.
The Gunners have won twice since the champions beat Luton earlier this month to reclaim top spot and briefly opened up a four-point gap.
Still, a fine Kevin De Bruyne header set City on their way to cutting that down to just one point while also boasting a game in hand.
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Light work for City after De Bruyne’s brilliant opener, Foden’s brace and Alvarez’s fourth.
90 mins: 5 minutes added on here.
88 mins: City just knocking the ball about here waiting for the full-time whistle.
82 mins: Ominous signs here.
This looked like one of City’s tougher tests on paper but they’ve cruised to victory.
78 mins: Walker, Silva and Rodri off for Lewis, Gomez and Doku.
70 mins: VAR has a look but nothing given!
69 mins: Pedro wants a penalty after challenge from Gvardiol but nothing is given.
The Seagulls can probably feel hard done by again…
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