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Bernardo Silva fired Manchester City back to the Premier League summit as Pep Guardiola\u2019s men coasted to a 2-0 win at Fulham.<\/p>\nBernardo Silva fired Manchester City back to the Premier League summit as Pep Guardiola\u2019s men coasted to a 2-0 win at Fulham.<\/p>\n
Portugal star Silva notched his 11th goal in all competitions this term, before setting up Sergio Ag\u00fcero for a neat finish at Craven Cottage.<\/p>\n
Ag\u00fcero extended his lead at the top of the Premier League\u2019s scoring chart, with his 19th top-flight strike of yet another glittering campaign.<\/p>\n
City racked up their 11th win in their last 12 outings in all competitions, leapfrogging rivals Liverpool to top the pile.<\/p>\n
Guardiola\u2019s masterful City never even moved out of second gear in a relaxed victory which maintains their bid for an unprecedented quadruple.<\/p>\n
Fulham now go on to Tuesday night\u2019s Vicarage Road encounter with Watford, where defeat could yet confirm their relegation back to the Championship.<\/p>\n
Caretaker manager Scott Parker has added shape and impetus to the Cottagers in a poor top-flight campaign, but that is bound to prove too little, too late.<\/p>\n
City dominated at a stroll, right from the off, and the day belonged to Silva.<\/p>\n
He stroked home a neat opener on just five minutes, pouncing on Timothy Fosu-Mensah\u2019s poor misplaced pass.<\/p>\n
A meandering encounter quickly ensued, with City so confident in their ability to canter to victory that they allowed Fulham a modicum of possession.<\/p>\n
No high-octane pressing was required given Fulham\u2019s profligacy with the ball however, and when Ag\u00fcero doubled the visitors\u2019 lead, the game was done and dusted inside half an hour.<\/p>\n
The Argentina forward latched onto Silva\u2019s smart inside ball, steadying himself before chipping the advancing Sergio Rico.<\/p>\n
Guardiola withdrawing Ag\u00fcero before the hour spoke volumes about how much of a procession the match had become, though Gabriel Jesus\u2019 arrival hardly lowered the quality.<\/p>\n
The final half-hour passed almost entirely without incident, save for Raheem Sterling\u2019s delightfully delayed through-ball so nearly yielding a third City goal.<\/p>\n
England forward Sterling waited long enough for his international colleague Kyle Walker to race past him on the overlap, only for the full-back\u2019s fierce drive to strike the post.<\/p>\n