Pep Guardiola’s side returned to the CFA on Monday a day after beating the Cottagers 2-1 in the capital.
Erling Haaland opened the scoring from the penalty spot to secure his 50th goal for the Club, before Carlos Vinicius equalised for the hosts shortly after.
However, our lead was restored thanks to a moment of magic from Julian Alvarez when he fired an unstoppable effort into the top corner from all of 25-yards ahead of half-time.
The win moved us to the top of the Premier League table with game in hand over second-placed Arsenal.
However, with City entering the league’s final month of 2022/23, there’s no time to bask in the victory over Marco Silva’s side with West Ham visiting the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday 3 May.
David Moyes bring his Hammers to Manchester for the 20:00 (UK) kick-off having lost just one of their previous four away league outings.
And we will certainly need to be at our best to gain another crucial three points this week.
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