The derby win last weekend rather confirmed it is now a one-man race for the Premier League title. Manchester City found themselves at the cusp of greatness once again as they travelled to south Wales aiming to clich a 15th consecutive win over rock-bottom Swansea. Paul Clement's side made life far too easy for City and were at times the architects of their own demise.
Pep Guardiola targeted a win that would give his team the best start to a top-tier league season since the foundation of the Football League in 1888. No pressure, he has done it before. The leaders stuck to their usual style and Swansea lacked the imagination to cause excessive trouble for Ederson.
Each to their own, Swansea and Manchester City came out with differing game plans. But Pep Guardiola's men have already been tested against the toughest of defences this season and they have consistently proven they can break down just about any back line with swift passing and great movement off the ball.
They looked somewhat complacent as they knocked the ball around in the early stages. That was all they needed. Without getting out of first gear, City piled pressure on the hosts. Sergio Aguero's bursts forward and a strike from Fernandinho forced Fabianski into action, but the Polish goalkeeper responded well.
The hosts attempted to withstand pressure in their own half to surprise City on the break, and Ayew tested Ederson early in the first half after cutting in from the left to fire into the bottom left corner. From then on, nothing from the home side.
The scoreline could have been more humiliating for the Welsh side had it not been for Fabianski, who was repeatedly let down by his defenders. City found the breakthrough when they took advantage of some poor defending in the Swansea area, Bernardo Silva's cross from the right finding David Silva at the back post unmarked. The Spaniard knocked it home with the side of his heel.
Swansea gradually capitulated as City's confidence grew. Not for the first time in the evening, Aguero was denied by a strong hand from Fabianski. The Argentine eventually got his own back by finally adding his name to the scoresheet five minutes from full time, using a combination of acceleration and strength to power into the box and hit the ball across the face of goal. After trying a few of them throughout the match, it worked out for City's record scorer.
De Bruyne was responsible for the goal that allowed City to sit back and enjoy over an hour of untroubled football when his free kick from the left wing curled its way through a packed six-yard box and nestled into the far corner with nobody getting a touch.
David Silva grabbed his second moments after the break and it was as simple as it gets. The captain slipped Sterling down the left flank, before getting the return pass inside the box and chipping over the goalkeeper. It was game over. Fabianski avoided further embarrasment until Aguero rounded off City's record 15th successive win.