Manchester City's French defender Aymeric Laporte scores his team's fourth goal during the English Premier League football match between Watford and Manchester City at Vicarage Road Stadium in Watford
In the aftermath of the shock sacking of Nigel Pearson, Watford struggled to ease their relegation fears, as they were pounded by a Manchester City inspired by Raheem Sterling.
Pearson was the Monday campaign 's third managerial casualty for the Hornets, leaving Under-23 coach Hayden Mullins and his assistant Graham Stack in charge of their final two games.
And they could hardly have had a harder first assignment than against City, who completed the double over them with this victory, at an aggregate 12-0 score – a joint Premier League record in a single season for one team against another.
Pearson was the Monday campaign 's third managerial casualty for the Hornets, leaving Under-23 coach Hayden Mullins and his assistant Graham Stack in charge of their final two games.
And they could hardly have had a harder first assignment than against City, who completed the double over them with this victory, at an aggregate 12-0 score – a joint Premier League record in a single season for one team against another.
Sterling took the game away from the home side before half-time, firing in a rising shot to open the scoring before doubling the advantage by following up his own saved penalty – awarded for a foul on him by Will Hughes.
Phil Foden added a third after Ben Foster had parried a Sterling shot before Aymeric Laporte nodded in from Kevin de Bruyne’s free-kick.
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Phil Foden added a third after Ben Foster had parried a Sterling shot before Aymeric Laporte nodded in from Kevin de Bruyne’s free-kick.
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