Manchester City rallied in the final quarter of the match to earn a 3-0 win over Hull City at the KCOM Stadium.
The contest had been delicately poised up until that point, with the Citizens rattling the post but their opponents also seeing a shot cleared off the line.
Yaya Toure opened the scoring from the spot 72 minutes in, however, before Kelechi Iheanacho came off the bench to add a second and Curtis Davies put into his own net from the final meaningful kick of the game.
Relive how the 90 minutes of action unfolded with Sports Mole's live text coverage below.
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Mike Phelan: "I think they are an excellent team, the Premier League is a high-pressure league but they are exceptional. At times you have your ups and downs but I think that's normal, whether you are Pep or myself. We have to approach the game the same way as we've approached the last half a dozen games. Hopefully we can get some results."
Pep Guardiola: "I spoke to David Silva, with some players, and they gave me good advice about what it means to play on Boxing Day at Hull. What I learn in my short time here is the gap between the first 10 teams and last 10 is not that big. Other people said before I came here how complicated all the games are, so I am not expecting easy games."
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HULL CITY XI: Marshall; Elmohamady, Davies, Dawson, Maguire, Robertson; Huddlestone, Livermore, Snodgrass, Clucas; Mbokani
MANCHESTER CITY XI: Bravo; Stones, Otamendi, Sagna, Clichy; Fernandinho, Toure; Silva, Sterling, Nolito; De Bruyne
HULL CITY SUBS: Jakupovic, Meyler, Maloney, Weir, Diomande, Henriksen, Mason
MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Caballero, Zabaleta, Fernando, Garcia, Kolarov, Navas, Iheanacho
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HULL CITY SUBS: Jakupovic, Meyler, Maloney, Weir, Diomande, Henriksen, Mason
MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Caballero, Zabaleta, Fernando, Garcia, Navas, Iheanacho
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