Manchester City moved back to the top of the Premier League table on Saturday with a thumping 5-1 victory over relegation-threatened Luton Town at the Etihad Stadium.
Second half goals from Mateo Kovacic, Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Josko Gvardiol followed a Daiki Hashioka own-goal after just two minutes to secure a commanding victory for Pep Guardiola's side. The win moved them back to the summit ahead of both Arsenal and Liverpool playing on Sunday.
The victory also chalked up a third successive league triumph for the Blues, who have scored four goals or more in each of those successes. They will be hoping to maintain their title charge when they face Brighton & Hove Albion on the other side of next weekend's FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea.
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One of the driving factors behind City's recent run of good form has been their ability to come flying out of the traps and score early. Hashioka's own-goal on Saturday marked the third Premier League game running that they have scored within the opening 15 minutes, though they had to come from behind against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park just over a week ago.
City, too, also came flying out of the traps against Real Madrid in the first-leg of their Champions League quarter-final in midweek, getting their noses in front through a clever Bernardo Silva free-kick after just two minutes. It is ensuring they are laying down an early marker to take the game to their opponent.
Looking at the Premier League in isolation, City have now scored nine goals within the opening 15 minutes of matches this season, a record which
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