Bournemouth 1-4 Manchester City: Pep Guardiola's rampant side hit back in the title race and cut the gap to leaders Arsenal to just two points thanks to Julian Alvarez, Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and a Chris Mepham own goal

Manchester City hit back in the title race by thrashing Bournemouth 4-1 at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday evening.

Under pressure heading into the game - with Arsenal having gone five points clear at the top of the table after beating Leicester earlier - City were rampant from the start as they dominated the game.

Julian Alvarez opened the scoring after Erling Haaland's shot bounced off the crossbar, before Haaland doubled their lead from close range.

Phil Foden made it three as he pounced on an error from Philip Billing, before an own goal from Chris Mepham put City 4-0 up early in the second half.