Aguero treble gets City back on track
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A SERGIO Aguero hat-trick helped Manchester City get back to winning ways in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over Newcastle United, as it stayed 12 points ahead of Manchester United which had to dig deep to secure a 1-0 win at Burnley.
Chelsea stayed three points adrift of United as it enjoyed a 4-0 victory at Brighton and Hove Albion, while Arsenal was quick off the mark, scoring four goals inside the first 22 minutes in a 4-1 win over Crystal Palace.
Having suffered its first league defeat of the season at Liverpool last weekend, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City side struggled to find rhythm at the Etihad Stadium before Aguero glanced in a Kevin De Bruyne cross after 34 minutes.
The Argentine doubled the lead from the penalty spot shortly after the hour mark when Raheem Sterling was brought down by Javier Manquillo in the box.
Four minutes later, Jacob Murphy dinked the ball over home goalkeeper Ederson to score his first goal for Newcastle and briefly bring it back into contention. However, the day belonged to Aguero who scored his 14th goal against the Magpies in the league to keep City on course for the title.
Playing before its rival, United did briefly close the gap to City to nine points, thanks to a goal from Anthony Martial. The Frenchman blasted home off the under-side of the bar in the 54th minute after brilliant work from Romelu Lukaku, who held off two challenges before finding the Frenchman with a sweeping cross-field pass. Burnley, which slips to eighth with the loss, fought hard for an equalizer and Icelandic winger Johann Berg Gudmundsson struck the bar with a free kick.
The disappointment of Arsenal fans in losing Sanchez will have been eased by its display against Crystal Palace in a comfortable win at the Emirates. Arsenal, which hadn’t won in its last five games in all competitions, struck four goals in a blistering start to the match.
Eden Hazard scored twice as Chelsea enjoyed a 4-0 victory at Brighton and Hove Albion — giving Antonio Conte’s side its first league win of 2018.
Hazard and Willian struck inside six minutes. With Brighton pushing forward, Hazard brilliantly netted a third 13 minutes from time before Victor Moses made it four late on.
Stoke City got itself out of the bottom three, with new manager Paul Lambert enjoying a 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town.
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