サッカー-Man City trounce Newcastle to open up three-point lead

MANCHESTER, England, May 8 (Reuters) - Manchester City 埋め立てるd 最高の,を越す 位置/汚点/見つけ出す in the 首相 League with a 5-0 drubbing of Newcastle 部隊d that 許すd the 統治するing 支持する/優勝者s to open up a three-point lead over Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

Raheem 英貨の/純銀の 得点する/非難する/20d twice for the hosts with Aymeric Laporte, Rodri and Phil Foden also on 的 as they shrugged off the bitter 失望 of their 支持する/優勝者s League 半分-final 敗北・負かす by Real Madrid.

英貨の/純銀の 緩和するd any 早期に jitters with a header and Laporte's tap-in gave City 十分な 支配(する)/統制する before the interval.

Rodri 長,率いるd City's third from a corner after the break and Foden swept in his 味方する's fourth before 英貨の/純銀の struck again in 停止 time as City took emphatic advantage of Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur the previous day.

Newcastle's Chris 支持を得ようと努めるd 拒絶するd a 広大な/多数の/重要な chance to give his 味方する an 早期に lead but the 訪問者s were no match for City who took an important step に向かって a fourth 肩書を与える in five seasons.

City have 86 points to Liverpool's 83 with both 味方するs having three games remaining and City now have a superior goal difference of four.

Pep Guardiola's 味方する need seven points from their last three games to be 保証(人)d the 肩書を与える.

Liverpool 直面する Aston 郊外住宅 on Tuesday with City up against Wolverhampton Wanderers a day later.

"The 利ざや between us and Liverpool is so tight and goal difference can happen. It was important we 勝利,勝つ," Guardiola said.

"It was a perfect afternoon. If some people 疑問d us they don't know this team. Three points, nine points to play for, four ahead on goal difference. Another final on Wednesday."

City needed a 返答 after their last-gasp heartbreak in Madrid and Newcastle 証明するd ideal 対立 in the 日光.

Things might have got edgy if 支持を得ようと努めるd had 設立する the 逮捕する with an 早期に header from Allan Saint-Maximin's 招待するing cross but he sent a tame 成果/努力 straight at City goalkeeper Ede rson.

City took the lead in the 19th minute when Ilkay Gundogan clipped a superb ball to the 支援する 地位,任命する for Joao Cancelo to 長,率いる 支援する across goal for 英貨の/純銀の to nod in.

支持を得ようと努めるd had an 成果/努力 支配するd out for offside soon after and City moved その上の ahead after 38 minutes when Newcastle goalkeeper ツバメ Dubravka 流出/こぼすd the ball and Laporte 変えるd.

Rodri lost his marker to 長,率いる in Kevin De Bruyne's corner after 61 minutes and Foden got in on the 行為/法令/行動する when Oleksandr Zinchenko's 発射 arrived at his feet and he コースを変えるd it in.

City saved the best to last with a flowing move 許すing an unmarked 英貨の/純銀の to 解雇する/砲火/射撃 home.

Newcastle 経営者/支配人 Eddie Howe has now lost all 10 of his 首相 League 会合s against Guardiola.

"We can't be too 消極的な about today. We should 見解(をとる) it as a way to come 支援する next season stronger," he said.

Newcastle are 13th with 43 points -- an incredible rise considering where they were when Howe took over -- and are already looking at 強化するing in the summer.

"If we can be smart with what we do in the summer and keep the spirit we have in the squad, the 未来 is very 有望な for the club. The 目的(とする) when we (機の)カム in was to stay in the 首相 League at all costs," Howe 追加するd. (報告(する)/憶測ing by Martyn Herman Editing by Christian Radnedge)

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