English Premier League
Full Time: Manchester City 5-0 Swansea
Date: 22 April 2018
Venue: Etihad Stadium
It was a shoe-shine performance from English Premier League champions-elect Manchester City, who registered an impressive 5-0 win over Swansea City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
City were on the attack from the first whistle and opened the scoring in the 12th minute when a clever pass from Raheem Sterling put David Silva into space inside the box and he made no mistake with just the keeper to beat, 2-0.
Sterling was on the scoresheet himself four minutes later as he latched on to a through ball from Fabian Delph and, much like Silva, the English striker produced a clinical finish, 2-0.
On the half hour, Kevin De Bruyne almost found his side's third goal when he let fly with a ferocious shot from the edge of the box, but the Swansea keeper produced a great save to deny him.
City dictated the flow of play for the remainder of the half but could not add to their goal tally before the break.
#City set a new record for most passes in game today [over 1000]!
— David Kappel (@kappilinho) April 22, 2018
Records they can still break this season:
?most pts in a EPL campaign [record: 95, City on 90 with 4 games left]
?first side to reach 100 pts
?most goals in a EPL campaign [record: 103, City on 98]#PepEffect
Ten minutes into the second half, De Bruyne did find the corner of the net with a 20-yard thunderbolt, 3-0.
In the 65th minute, City found their fourth goal when Bernardo Silva was the quickest to react to tap home a rebound after an initial penalty from Gabriel Jesus was saved, 4-0.
It was almost five in the 72nd minute when Aymeric Laporte rose highest to meet a pin-point cross into the box, but his header came off the post.
Despite missing a penalty, Jesus did find the back of the net in the 89th minute when he got onto the end of a lofted pass from Yaya Toure and headed past the keeper to hand City an emphatic 5-0 win.
