•Manchester City players celebrating a goal
Manchester City racked up a 16th consecutive English Premier League win as the runaway leaders routed Tottenham 4-1, while Mesut Ozil’s stunning strike fired Arsenal to a 1-0 success against Newcastle on Saturday.
Ilkay Gundogan opened the scoring at Eastlands before Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling netted after the interval to ensure City opened up a 14-point lead over second placed Manchester United, who face West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.
Having set the Premier League record for successive wins in their midweek triumph at Swansea, Pep Guardiola’s side now have their manager’s personal bests in their sights.
City’s 16-match winning run in the league equals Guardiola’s second longest streak as a boss – with Barcelona in 2010-11 – and moves them within three of his career-high 19 successive victories with Bayern Munich in 2013-14.
With the title race turning into a lengthy coronation for City, it would be easy for the leaders to take their eyes off the ball. But they were always in control against a Tottenham team who once again flopped in an away game against top-six opponents.
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