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EPL: De Bruyne and Mahrez fire Man City to 4-1 win over Man United

Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez both scored twice as Manchester City restored their lead at the top of the Premier League to six points with a 4-1 derby victory over Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. United had put up a decent fight in the first half, going in 2-1 down at the break, but City's quality showed after the interval with Ralf Rangnick's side looking increasingly demoralised. AS IT HAPPENED: MAN CITY vs MAN UNITEDCity have 69 points from 28 games with Liverpool on 63 from 27 matches. United slip down to fifth place, a point behind Arsenal who beat Watford on Sunday and have three games in hand. Belgian De Bruyne was outstanding, running the game from central midfield and then presenting himself as a threat in the box. United were without Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani through injuries and surprisingly Rangnick opted to play Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes in forward positions.

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De Bruyne hunde al United

. Pep Guardiola lo destacó en la previa del duelo como la principal amenaza de los visitantes, que habían ganado en cuatro de sus últimas cinco visitas al Etihad Stadium entre todas las competiciones. El United amenazaba con truncar la carrera del City por el título y de recuperar el cuarto puesto. Pero a los cinco minutos, Kevin De Bruyne abrió el marcador. Empezaba a tomar la iniciativa el cuadro local, y una combinación de Bernardo Silva y Jack Grealish por la izquierda terminó con el belga empujando el balón a la red.

Kevin De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez Star As Manchester City Thrash Manchester United In Derby Clash

Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez each scored twice as Manchester City sealed a 4-1 victory over cross-town rivals Manchester United in their derby meeting in the Premier League on Sunday. Playing at the Etihad Stadium in front of their home fans, City made a flying start as they took the lead in the fifth minute, courtesy of a De Bruyne strike. Running into the middle inside United's box, De Bruyne neatly finished off a pass from the left flank to put his side ahead. United didn't take too long to respond. After a couple of half-chances that United failed to take advantage of, Jadon Sancho cut in from the left during a counter-attack and curled in the ball spectacularly into the back of the net to level the scores.