Erling Haaland netted twice as Premier League champions Manchester City beat relegation-threatened Leicester City and closed the gap on league leader Arsenal to just three points on Saturday.
Manchester City has won each of their last 10 games in all competitions.
The hosts have closed the gap to only three points between themselves and league leaders Arsenal, but Mikel Arteta’s team can regain their lead when they play West Ham on Sunday.
The first 13 minutes saw two goals for Pep Guardiola’s team, one from John Stones’ thunderous attempt and the other from Haaland’s penalty.
The 22-year-old Norwegian goal machine added his second with a delightfully dinked finish 12 minutes later, but could not net any more after being substituted at half-time.
Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen made a superb flying stop to deny Riyad Mahrez’s curling strike, the closest the hosts came to a fourth in the second half.
Meanwhile, Dean Smith suffered a nightmare start in his first game in charge of Leicester, although Kelechi Iheanacho grabbed a 75th minute consolation and also hit the post against his old club.
The Foxes, who are currently in 19th place and two points from safety, are still in serious difficulty at the wrong end of the table.
