Man City's 8-0: biggest thrashing in the history of the Premier League

The football performance of Pep Guardiola's players meant that within the first 18 minutes, they were already 5-0 up, against opponents who didn't know how to respond. After David Silva scored in the second minute of the game, after a small cross into the box from Kevin De Bruyne.

Kun Aguero scored a penlaty, Mahrez's goal from a foul, Bernardo Silva's header and Otamendi in the run of play, all contributing to Manchester City's 8 goals before the madness of their fanbase at the Etihad stadium. Although the pace slowed a little, the goals didn't stop coming in the second half, as Eric Garcia made his Premier League debut. Bernardo Silva got a hat trick and De Bruyne finished it off after a long pass from the right hand side.

Manchester City have now overtook the previous record for the biggest thrashing in the Premier League, a 7-0 victory at Norwich in the 2013/14 season. They have also previously thrashed Watford with a 0-6 victory for Guardiola's club in 2017/18. The victory on Saturday put them just 2 points away from leaders Liverpool, who face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday night.