Manchester City continued their impressive run in the Premier League with a comfortable win over West Ham.
The Citizens head into the clash with two points behind the league leaders, Arsenal, on the table, as they enter the festive season.
With the title race heating, Pep Guardiola’s boys go top of the table, one point above the Gunners, who are yet to play, following a 3-0 win over West Ham.
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As it happened
Manchester City return to full strength by making seven changes to the side that beat Brentford in the Carabao Cup during the week.
West Ham made three changes to the side beaten at Aston Villa last time out. Kyle Walker-Peters, Max Kilman and Ollie Scarles come in for Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Malick Diouf.
Barely 10 minutes into the game, Erling Haaland drew the first blood for Man City from close range. The Citizens then double their lead before the halftime whistle, courtesy of Reijnders.
In the second half, the host continued their rampage, putting the Hammers to the sword with the third goal from Haaland.
The win took Man City to the top of the table, one point above Arsenal, as they head into the Christmas season.
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