Manchester City defeated West Brom 5-0 to go top of the Premier League table in a grand style, with Ilkay Gundogan scoring brace.

Manchester City defeated the Hawthorns in a grand style to move to the Premier League table, the Turkish midfielder scored a first-half brace, Joao Cancelo and Riyad Mahrez added to the tally before the end of the first half.

Raheem Sterling scored in the 57th which was the only goal in the second half in an encounter that ended 5-0 in favour of the Manchester City.

The Manchester City defence remain one of the best defence in the Premier League, the team has gone more than five games without conceding a goal.

With the victory over the Hawthorns Pep Guardiola’s men are now top of the Premier League after 19 games with Manchester United trailed by just a point.