Fulham 1-2 Man City LIVE highlights and reaction as Pep Guardiola's side leapfrog Arsenal

Manchester City made it eight Premier League wins on the bounce with a 2-1 win at Fulham on Sunday afternoon.

The Craven Cottage clash got off to the perfect start for Pep Guardiola's side, when Tim Ream hacked down Julian Alvarez inside the box and gave referee Simon Hooper an easy decision to make. Erling Haaland stepped up and picked out the bottom right corner with his penalty kick - that strike his 50th of the season and 34th in the top flight for City.

City were pegged back on 15 minutes though, when Fulham drew level through Carlos Vinicius. The Brazilian striker combined in the box with Harry Wilson and finished off a fine team move with his thunderous finish. The visitors had to rediscover their groove as the first half progressed, but the goal to send them back ahead - and eventually win the game - was a worthy one.

Julian Alvarez picked up the ball from 25 yards out, decided to have a go and did not regret it for one moment - as his wonderful strike whistled through the air and bent into the top left corner. Bernd Leno - who had kept out Jack Grealish well earlier in the half - stood absolutely no chance in the Fulham net.

Marco Silva's men huffed and puffed from there on in, but City stood firm and saw the points home - to climb above Arsenal and finish the weekend in top spot.

City make it eight league wins in a row, with Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez' first half goals at Craven Cottage securing all three points!

Another big win for Pep Guardiola's men - ratings and reaction to come...

It’s telling that Guardiola has waited until the 82nd minute to make his first substitutions. He’ll have been happy with what he’s seen, but the game is far from won and the Fulham fans are making the contest a little