English League Results: Beat Crystal Palace, Manchester City Approaches Liverpool at the Top of the Standings

Manchester City were immediately able to show their fangs entering the second half. Just a minute after the break, Pep Guardiola's squad managed to break into Dean Henderson's goal for the second time.

It is Rico Lewis who has become an instrumental figure for The Citizens at this stage. Utilise crossing Jack Grealish, wonderkid The 19 year old successfully got the ball into the left corner of the Crystal Palace net.

Manchester City started to have the upper hand in the 66th minute. Their flagship striker Erling Haaland finally got his name on the scoreboard after firing a shot using Kevin De Bruyne's pass.

Not satisfied with being a giver assists, the Belgian midfielder then scored braces for his team in the 70th minute. This goal made it even more difficult for The Citizens to catch after winning 4-1 over the home team.

Crystal Palace started to run out of time to match their visitors towards the end of the second half. The Eagles managed to reduce the deficit through Odsonne Edouard's action in the 87th minute, but this achievement was not enough to prevent City from winning at Selhurst Park.

The hosts failed to maximize the additional 7 minutes of time to increase their goal tally. The score 4-2 lasted until the referee blew the long whistle.