Manchester City 4-0 Bournemouth: 5 talking points

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Manchester City took on Bournemouth earlier today and well, they did what City do best; ease past a hapless lower-table side without breaking a sweat. City were firm favourites going into the game and though little was expected of the Cherries, the way they had put up a brave display in the previous leg was still at the back of the mind.

Eddie Howe's side sat back and defended staunchly in the opening few minutes, but City have breached even the best of defences and it didn't take them long to find the back of the net.

A brace from Sergio Aguero and goals from Raheem Sterling and Danilo ensured a one-sided scoreline once again in City's favour. The Sky Blues are now 14 points ahead of Manchester United, who are playing Leicester City.

Here are five talking points from the game:

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#5 Did the early injury set-back shackle Bournemouth?

Bournemouth set up with the trio of Jordon Ibe, Junior Stanislas and Callum Wilson up front, in what seemed like a 3-4-2-1 setup. It was clear that Eddie Howe was keen on hitting Man City on the break using the pace of the front three, but the early first-half injury to Stanislas sort of disrupted their game plan.

I might be overstating things a bit, considering they were facing Manchester City, but regardless of what set up you use, pace isn't easy to contain, something that Bournemouth had planned to rely on against the seemingly unbeatable Manchester City.

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