I spotted what Ruben Dias did for Erling Haaland - it shows Arsenal can't stop this Man City surge

That's why the call him The Sniper.

Seconds after Bernardo Silva had been sent crashing to the ground on the edge of the box, the ball was in the back of the net as Phil Foden shot first time on his weaker foot and sent the ball past Bernd Leno to double Manchester City's lead. Foden hadn't played particularly well in the opening hour and City were just beginning to wobble under Fulham pressure when suddenly it was game over.

Goal number 25 for Foden in all competitions this year and 89 for City in the league - overtaking Arsenal with just two games to go - was enough for Pep Guardiola to sleep at least one more night on top of the table. Blues will hope United can do them a favour at Old Trafford, but the reality is they don't need them to because with a week to go the title race is in their hands.

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It wasn't exactly a coliseum for City to storm, heading to glitzy West London to play a club with nothing riding on the game in front of a half-ready stand that looked more like it was hosting a school sports day than a crucial Premier League match. Paper clappers left on every seat made for a noisy occasion, although the ferocity wasn't there for the Blues to handle and once the visitors took control of the game you could almost hear the waves of the Thames.

Fulham were passed into submission rather than being passive from the start. They actually bossed the opening 10 minutes, managing more than 56 per cent possession with a prolonged period of brave play that few teams manage against City.

Ruben Dias was needed twice in the first three minutes to cut out