Man City vs Leeds LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight

Follow all the reaction from the Etihad Stadium after a dominant display from Pep Guardiola’s side

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Follow for live reaction after Manchester City moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League table as they produced a commanding performance to thrash Leeds United 7-0 at the Etihad Stadium.

Phil Foden struck City in front after eight minutes with a bobbled shot from outside of the box that Leeds defender Stuart Dallas was unable to clear off the line. Jack Grealish then ended his 10-match run without a goal as he headed in Riyad Mahrez’s cross to put City two up inside 13 minutes, before Kevin De Bruyne made it three shortly after the half-hour mark.

City picked up where they left off after half-time as Mahrez’s deflected effort made it four, before De Bruyne thundered in a fifth from outside of the box. John Stones and Nathan Ake then got in on the act as Leeds fell apart. Follow all the reaction to a brilliant City performance below:

Man City vs Leeds

• 8’: Foden strikes opener as Dallas fails to clear off the line
• 13’: Grealish heads in Mahrez cross to put City two up
• 32’: De Bruyne makes it three as City threaten to run riot
• 49’: Mahrez’s deflected strike sneaks past Meslier
• 62’: De Bruyne thunders in his second as City hit five
• 74’: Stones gets in on the act as Leeds fall apart
• 79’: Substitute Ake rises highest to make it seven

[14 December 2021 21:42 · Michael Jones]

Man City 7 - 0 Leeds

81 mins: Foden tries his luck from range but this time Ayling gets a block in. Leeds break on the counter with Klich storming into midfield. He threads a pass out to Dallas on the left who whips a cross into the box and wins a corner as Ake heads it out of play.

[14 December 2021 21:37 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Man City 7 - 0 Leeds (Ake, 78’)⚽️

78 mins: They could get 10 at this rate. Gundogan goes on a driving run into the box and wins a corner for City. Foden takes it and whips the ball into the middle of the box. Ake breaks away from Llorente and wins the ball in the air, he fires his header away from Meslier who gets a fingertip to the ball but can’t keep it out!

[14 December 2021 21:34 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Man City 6 - 0 Leeds (Stones, 74’)⚽️

74 mins: An absolute shellacking! City win a corner and play it short. The centre-backs are waiting in the area as Fernandinho swings a cross into the middle. It goes over John Stones but Ayemeric Laporte is there with a free header at goal. Meslier keeps it out with a sharp save but parries the ball to Stones. He shoots but Meslier is up quickly to stop this effort as well. None of the Leeds defenders close Stones down though and he recovers the ball before smoking a left-footed strike over the goalkeeper and into the roof of the net!

[14 December 2021 21:31 · Michael Jones]

Man City 5 - 0 Leeds

71 mins: Save! Man City have five but they aren’t done yet. Foden feeds Mahrez into the right side of the box and he takes a right-footed shot this time sending the ball flying towards the near post. Meslier sticks out a left-hand though and palms it wide of goal.

[14 December 2021 21:29 · Michael Jones]

Man City 5 - 0 Leeds

68 mins: Since his debut for Manchester City in 2015 Kevin De Bruyne has scored more Premier League goals from outside the box than any other player (20).

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[14 December 2021 21:25 · Michael Jones]

Man City 5 - 0 Leeds

65 mins: Nathan Ake comes on in place of Ruben Dias as Pep Guardiola makes another change. He can afford to rest a few of his first teamers now, his side have been devastating tonight.

[14 December 2021 21:23 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Man City 5 - 0 Leeds (De Bruyne, 62’)⚽️

62 mins: This one counts! What a strike from Kevin De Bruyne! Grealish wins the ball again in Leeds’s half taking it off Klich this time before knocking it to Gundogan. He passes it into the middle of De Bruyne who knocks it to the tip of the ‘D’ and then blasts a right-footed rocket past Meslier to give City their fifth!

[14 December 2021 21:22 · Michael Jones]

Man City 4 - 0 Leeds

61 mins: City score again but it doesn’t count. Grealish catches Raphinha in possession deep in his own half. He gives it to De Bruyne who feeds the ball into the left side of the box for Mahrez. City’s players are lining up for the squared pass and it comes to Foden who taps it home. Unfortunately for City Foden has just strayed in front of the ball as Mahrez makes the pass and VAR chalks off the goal.

[14 December 2021 21:20 · Michael Jones]

Man City 4 - 0 Leeds

60 mins: Pep Guardiola makes another change for Manchester City and Fernandinho comes on to replace Rodri in the middle of the pitch.

Leeds win a corner that gets swung in towards the near post. Raphinha gets there ahead of his teammate Tyler Roberts but can only flick the ball into the air and Ederson is there to claim it for the home side.

[14 December 2021 21:16 · Michael Jones]

Man City 4 - 0 Leeds

58 mins: Close! Leeds work the ball well down the left wing and Harrison swings a cross into the middle of the box. Tyler Roberts throws himself at the ball but it’s just too far in front of him and City head it out of the area. The ball comes to Dallas who curls a long-ranged effort towards the left-hand post. Ederson leaps across to get there but the ball hits the outside of the upright and bounces out of play!