Man City 5-1 Watford: Gabriel Jesus scores four as Premier League leaders move four points clear

Gabriel Jesus scored 4 objectives and made a fifth as Manchester Metropolis thrashed Watford to maneuver 4 factors clear on the prime of the Premier League.

Watford tried their greatest, however they had been outclassed by a rampant Metropolis workforce and stay anchored within the backside three, seven factors adrift of security.

The Hornets have suffered heavy defeats at Etihad Stadium earlier than, shedding 8-0 right here on their final go to in 2019. They suffered extra distress this time, with Jesus the person most accountable.

The Brazilian put Metropolis forward inside 4 minutes when he turned in Oleksandr Zinchenko’s pushed cross, then doubled their lead when he headed house a exact Kevin de Bruyne supply from shut vary.

Hassane Kamara pulled a purpose again when his highly effective angled drive eluded Ederson, however Rodri restored Metropolis’s two-goal benefit earlier than the break with a thunderous shot into the highest nook after Jesus discovered him on the sting of the world.

Any hope of a Hornets comeback was ended proper in the beginning of the second half, when Kamara’s mistake allowed Jesus to run in at purpose and he was felled by visiting keeper Ben Foster.

Referee Kevin Good friend pointed on the spot and, after a prolonged VAR test not helped by an issue with Good friend’s microphone, the choice stood – permitting Jesus to slam house the penalty and full his first Premier League hat-trick since arriving in Manchester in 2016.

Jesus was not completed but, rounding off an excellent workforce transfer quickly afterwards when he ran on to a De Bruyne cross, and though no extra objectives adopted within the closing half hour, Metropolis had lengthy since wrapped up the factors.

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