In a brilliant display of footballing prowess, Pep Guardiola led Manchester City hammered away at Watford FC. Pep Guardiola side man to thump five goals past struggling Watford in 18 minutes at Etih Stium in Manchester on September 21. game ended 8-0 with veteran Midfielder David Silva opened up scoring for ‘ Citizens’ in first minute of game.

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Pep Guardiola's side rips Watford to pieces:

Man City’s captain Sergio Aguero doubled up score with a cooly shot penalty in seventh minute. Inspired by Bernardo Silva's hat-trick, Pep Guardiola's side ripped woeful Watford to pieces at Etih Stium, eclipsing a 7-0 success against rwich in 2013 which stood as ir previous biggest top-flight win.

Although City fell one goal short of equalling biggest Premier League margin of victory -- Manchester United's 9-0 demolition of Ipswich in 1995 -- ir swaggering display was perfect way to erase bitter taste from last weekend's shock 3-2 defeat at rwich.

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City moves within two points of table-toppers Liverpool

Second-placed City moves to within two points of leers Liverpool, who face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. "When you shoot on target five times for five goals -- quality of players we h me difference," Guardiola said. "What I like most is rmally when it's 5-0 at half time second half is t serious, it's boring but we did opposite and we were more aggressive and me a very good second half. People still don't understand, journalists, pundits, former players, losing games is part of life. We can lose games but important thing is approach and how we react," Guardiola ded. 

Man City h crushed Watford 6-0 in last season's FA Cup final and y picked up where y left off at Wembley with a goal inside first minute at Etih Stium. Kevin De Bruyne played a superb ball in from right, leaving David Silva with simple task of poking home from close range for his first goal of season. City were rampant and y me it three in 12th minute when Mahrez's free-kick hit Watford's Tom Cleverley in he and deflected past Foster.

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City established fastest 5-0 le

Astonishingly, City scored again in 15th minute, De Bruyne's corner dded on by Nicolas Otamendi for Bernardo to he home. By time Otamendi finished off Aguero's cross in 18th minute, City h established fastest 5-0 le in Premier League era.

joint biggest half-time le in Premier League history wasn't eugh for City and Bernardo struck again with a close-range finish after ar flowing move in 48th minute. Bernardo completed his first Premier League treble on hour with a tap-in from De Bruyne's cross. De Bruyne set City's new record mark in Premier League when Belgium midfielder scored eighth in 85th minute.

Bernardo Silva is extremely happy for his first hat-trick:

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(Inputs from PTI)