He was five points behind Arsenal before the game but was

out of contention as Julian Alvarez, Erling Haaland and Phil

Foden all scored in a dominant first half. Chris Mepham's

own goal made City's win all the more comfortable early in

the second half and Jefferson Lerma's late goal was only a

consolation. City dominated  relegation-threatened

opponents early on when Julian Alvarez struck the opener in

the 15th minute. Haaland's shot bounced off the bar after

Ilkay Gundogan played Phil Foden  with the perfect through

ball, but Alvarez was  inches there and hit the net.It wasn't

long before Pep Guardiola's side doubled their lead as

Haaland scored 14 minutes later to become City's all-time

top scorer in a single Premier League season. Gündogan's

diligence transformed the opening goal as his cross headed

off the post at Foden for the Norwegian striker, who scored