31 goals in 24 hours - How Man City's ruthless trophy hunt stretches well beyond first team

It started at 7.21pm on Friday when Cole Palmer stroked home a lovely finish for Manchester City under-23s in their final game of the season at the Etihad. Just over 24 hours later, at 7.26pm at Elland Road on Saturday, Fernandinho's bullet finish capped off a fourth win for a City team in the space of a single day - with an incredible 31 goals scored in the process.

City's men took another big step towards the Premier League with their win at Leeds, while the U23s celebrated retaining their Premier League 2 in style the night before with a 7-0 drubbing of Everton. The under-18s, who were also crowned divisional champions this week, went even better and were 13-0 winners against Newcastle.

The two goals conceded by City Women in the WSL were the only goals against in the period, but they won't mind too much as they beat Birmingham 7-2 to go third in the table. It's a 31-2 aggregate scoreline across the four teams that highlights the dominance City have at all levels of the game these days. And they are on course to add more silverware to the cabinet by the end of the season.

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The U23s lifted the PL2 trophy shortly after their 7-0 win on Friday, with the sensational Palmer guiding them to a 3-0 half-time lead with two brilliant finishes and a fine assist. Kayky and Liam Delap took over after the break with the next three goals, before Darko Gyabi's good goal to seal a win that could easily have been more.

That marks the end of another successful season for the EDS, with the title retained after a summer overhaul of players and staff. The likes of Palmer, Delap, Kayky, James McAtee and Romeo Lavia all appear ready to push into