The Citizens' main player, Phil Foden, had two close-range goals in the first half, both set up by captain Kevin De Bruyne, with his assist for Mateo Kovacic sandwiched between them. After the interval, the visitors gained more ground when Jeremy Doku punished Jack Clarke's careless pass by deflecting Dara O'Shea's strike on its way in.
Additionally, Erling Haaland put himself on the scoresheet with a calm finish ahead of Christian Walton before the hour the week before he signed a new nine-and-a-half-year deal. With a Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain that must be won coming up, Pep Guardiola made the changes shortly after, and one of City's replacements scored the final goal. After being expertly set out by Kovacic, James McAtee headed home his first Premier League goal, fresh off his hat-trick heroics in the FA Cup against Salford City.