- Kevin De Bruyne and Leroy Sane scored a goal each in the first half for City
- Cardiff have six games to salvage their Premier League status in the coming weeks
Man City vs Cardiff City ended 2-0 in favour of Pep Guardiola's side as City go one point clear of Premier League rivals Liverpool.
It did not take long for the Citizens to get their engine firing as Kevin De Bruyne put his side up 1-0 five minutes into the match.
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Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City shoots ahead of Nathaniel Mendez-Laing of Cardiff City during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Cardiff City at Etihad Stadium on April 3.
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The Belgian international got a superb pass from Aymeric Laporte and slotted the ball into the left hand corner of the goalkeeper.
Neil Warnock's side proved stubborn but they were no match for their opponents as the English champions doubled their lead just before half time.
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An in-swinging cross from Riyad Mahrez went straight into the path of Gabriel Jesus and the Brazilian gave a first-time chest pass to Leroy Sane who slammed the ball into the back of the net
The Citizens went into the break with a 2-0 lead but failed to score in the second stanzabut held on to their victory to go top of the league.
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On the other hand, Cardiff are still in contention to rescue themselves from joining Huddersfield Town and Fulham who got relegated on matchday 32.
TUKO.co.ke had earlier reported that Sergio Aguero will miss Manchester City's home clash with Cardiff City in the Premier League on Wednesday, April 3.
The current highest goal scorer in the English topflight division limped off in the 57th minute of his side's 2-0 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage.
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