Manchester City moved 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League after cruising to a 3-0 victory over basement-club West Brom
Fernandinho was the unlikely scorer of City's first goal, latching onto Kevin De Bruyne's pass to put the hosts ahead in the 19th minute
De Bruyne started and finished off a move after the break (68), while Sergio Aguero added a third late on (89) for his 17th league goal of the season
City increased their gap at the top after Manchester United lost 2-0 at Tottenham, while struggling West Brom are now four points from safety
City's opener came through a familiar source as De Bruyne played a perfectly-weighted ball for Fernandinho, who made the most of his rare venture forward when sliding the ball through Ben Foster's legs
The hosts could have had more before the break, but Foster denied De Bruyne on two occasions, while the Belgian also skimmed the bar with a long-range attempt
The only negative for City in the first half was the injury to David Silva, who was forced off after a challenge with Sam Field and replaced by Ilkay Gundogan
After the break, Raheem Sterling fired just wide of the top corner, prompting Pep Guardiola to urge the winger to the sidelines for a reassuring hug and kiss
Moments after Foster superbly denied Bernardo Silva, City moved two clear thanks to De Bruyne, who evaded James McClean's attempt to bring him down before latching onto Sterling's return pass
And just days after a poor tackle ruled Leroy Sane out for six weeks, Guardiola was baffled to see Matt Phillips escape with a yellow for a dangerously high challenge on Brahim Diaz
Daniel Sturridge almost had a debut goal for the visitors after coming off the bench late on, but Kyle Walker was on hand to deny the forward before he played a follow-up attempt into the side-netting
Aguero had the final say of the evening, taking Sterling's pass in his stride before calmly dinking the ball over Foster from a narrow angle
One goal for the brilliant Belgian, and he'll know he could have scored more, having seen three attempts saved by Foster
De Bruyne proved why he is the front-runner to take all the individual accolades this season, assisting Fernandinho, and stepping up to take control of the game in midfield after David Silva went off injured
 "I have an opinion
 The referees have another one
 So they are the bosses, they have to take a decision
 I said what I said in terms of the players' protection
 I can say it every day, and today we were lucky
"It was good
 We can talk and I appreciate Kevin because he came and tried to explain to me his point of view
"He does not say, 'Go out', you know? That's why I appreciate it
 I did not agree, he knows that, but it's okay, they decide
 It is what it is, no problem
" "When the manager throws out that, 'Protect out players', I thought the crowd were acting over the top at times to what was some normal stuff on the pitch
"James McClean was the only one that you would say was a bit naughty, but I don't think he went to hurt him, he just tried to stop the attack
"It was no tactical thing that we had on, it was just desperate at times, when you're desperate, you make challenges
 It's part of the game
"Manchester City are live on  this Saturday as they travel to Burnley for the early kick-off
 Meanwhile, West Brom play host to Southampton on Saturday at 3pm
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