Manchester City continued their rampant scoring run by thrashing rock-bottom Crystal Palace 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Leroy Sane broke Palace’s stubborn first half resolve with a 44th minute opener before Raheem Sterling’s quick fire brace after the break.
Sergio Aguero and Fabian Delph also got on the scoresheet late on to take City’s aggregate score over their last three Premier League games to 16-0.
The visitors survived an early scare when Mamadou Sakho headed Kevin de Bruyne’s cross against his own post, but otherwise kept City in check for the opening half an hour.
Palace appeared poised to get through to the break unscathed until Sane exchanged a wonderful give and go with David Silva, and an exquisite first touch from the German teed him up to poke past Hennessey.
The Citizens moved through the gears in the early stages of the second half and quickly made it 2-0 through Sterling, who side-footed home at the back post after being picked out by Sane’s pinpoint delivery on 51 minutes.
The England international was teed up for another simple finish before the hour mark as De Bruyne lifted a cross to Aguero at the back post, and the Argentine cushioned the ball across goal for Sterling to tap home.
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