City goes atop EPL table after Chelsea lose

Manchester City`s Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva celebrates scoring his team`s third goal during the English Premier League football match between Watford and Manchester City at Vicarage Road Stadium in Watford. Pic/AFP

Defending champion Manchester City is on top of the English Premier League for the first time this season. And if Pep Guardiola's team keeps playing like this, it could be difficult to knock City off its perch, even in a tight title race that saw three different teams lead the standings during Saturday.

On a day when previous leader Chelsea faltered, City displayed total dominance in a 3-1 win at Watford that showed off the kind of fluid passing game that helped Guardiola's team win three of the last four league titles. Bernardo Silva scored twice after Raheem Sterling's early opener as City proved once again that it can do perfectly fine without a recognized striker in the line-up.

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