Manchester City came from behind to turn up the heat on English Premier League title chaser, Leicester City, with a 3-1 defeat at the Etihad Stadium.
The Premier League champions were stung by a breakaway goal from Jamie Vardy in the 22nd minute but with Kevin De Bruyne pulling the strings hit back in style to close the gap to a point between City and Brendan Rodgers’ second-placed side.
Riyad Mahrez, also impressive against his former club, struck a deflected equaliser and Ilkay Gundogan netted a penalty before De Bruyne teed up Gabriel Jesus for the third.
De Bruyne looked back to his best and hit the woodwork as well as forcing two good saves from Kasper Schmeichel before leaving the field with cramp in injury time.
City remain 11 points behind runaway leaders Liverpool – who were not in Premier League action this weekend – but the impressive nature of the victory suggests they will still have a big say in the second half of the season.
Leicester did catch City on the break on occasions but this time the hosts dealt with that threat much better than they did against Manchester United in their previous home game.
