Sergio Aguero scored twice and set up another to help Manchester City on their way to a 4-0 triumph against Crystal Palace.
The Citizens were far from their best for large parts, but still cruised to victory to climb back to the top of the Premier League table.
Fabian Delph opened the scoring, before Aguero and David Silva added the icing to the cake on a day to forget for the visitors.
Relive Sports Mole's live text coverage of events at the Etihad Stadium below.
MANCHESTER CITY XI: Hart; Zabaleta, Otamendi, Demichelis, Kolarov; Fernando, Delph, De Bruyne, Silva; Aguero, Iheanacho
CRYSTAL PALACE XI: Hennessey; Ward, Dann, Delaney, Souare; Ledley, Cabaye; Puncheon, McArthur, Zaha; Wickham
MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Caballero, Sagna, Clichy, Navas, Sterling, Toure, Humphreys
CRYSTAL PALACE SUBS: Speroni, Kelly, Jedinak, Mutch, Lee, Chamakh, Campbell
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Manuel Pellegrini: "We must continue to play in the same way and trust we will score goals. If we don't score once [against Everton] after having 17 shots, it's just an accident. Teams are always waiting with eight or nine players behind the ball, waiting for us to play. We always try to play with a high tempo - it's not always easy against eight or nine players near their box. It's not tempo you need, you need accurate passes in the final third."
Alan Pardew: "We are trying to bring a striker in, whether it's permanent or on loan. [Emmanuel] Adebayor is a player that's there for somebody. It's a question of teams like ourselves asking whether we're the right fit. You have to think of all the strikers who are available. There's a very small market for us. [Adebayor] is in that group. Not just for us, but for plenty of clubs."
0 - Arsenal and Manchester City are the only two teams in the top flight not to concede a penalty this season. Aware.
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MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Caballero, Sagna, Clichy, Navas, Sterling, Toure, Humphreys
CRYSTAL PALACE SUBS: Speroni, Kelly, Jedinak, Mutch, Lee, Chamakh, Campbell
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MATCH SHOT: Kun and Kelechi celebrate the second goal. #cityvpalace #mcfc pic.twitter.com/MszHv56puE
— Manchester City FC (@MCFC) January 16, 2016