A rout initiated by David Silva after 52 seconds showed one way Manchester City can negotiate having Aymeric Laporte and John Stones missing because of injury: simply make it 5-0 inside 18 minutes and so nullify any concerns regarding being weakened in central defence.
Pep Guardiola’s side will, of course, have tougher challenges than bottom-placed Watford, who are yet to win this season. But when in this imperious mood most teams will struggle to contain the champions of the past two campaigns, who ended with a record league victory under the manager.
Written by Jamie Jackson at the Etihad Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/21/manchester-city-watford-premier-league-match-report under the title “Manchester City hit eight past Watford as Bernardo Silva scores hat-trick”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
