Man City thump West Brom but Man Utd, Leicester held

Sergio Aguero is ecstatic after scoring against West Brom

London: Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan each scored twice as Manchester City crushed West Bromwich Albion 4-0 on Saturday to reclaim first place in the EPL from Arsenal.

Sergio Aguero's brace ended Pep Guardiola's worst run as a manager as Manchester City. Aguero has been linked with a move away from City after being dropped for a Champions League tie at Barcelona recently, but he underlined his value with clinical first-half goals at the Hawthorns. The Argentine forward, who had gone six games without a goal, then turned provider for Ilkay Gundogan on 79 minutes before the latter sealed it in the closing moments.

Victory ended City's six-match winless run in all competitions and was the perfect preparation for their Champions League clash with Guardiola's former side Barcelona on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Manchester United drew 0-0 with Burnley despite dominating the game. Tom Heaton's saves frustrated his former club Manchester United. Heaton dived to palm away a Jesse Lingard header and spread himself to block a powerful Zlatan Ibrahimovic volley against a United side who finished with 10 men as midfielder Ander Herrera was sent off. United manager Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands at half-time for protesting too vehemently to the officials, having seen Matteo Darmian denied a penalty after being caught by Jon Flanagan's trailing leg. Meanwhile, champions Leicester City were held 1-1 by Tottenham. Vincent Janssen gave Spurs the lead with a 44th-minute penalty, but Ahmed Musa equalised in the second period, finishing a cross by Jamie Vardy.