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City win eases pressure on Pep
- Updated: December 14, 2016
Manchester City eased the pressure on Pep Guardiola with a 2-0 victory over Watford in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium.
City had won just four of their previous 15 games in all competitions, but goals from Pablo Zabaleta and David Silva either side of half-time ensured a relatively comfortable three points on Wednesday night.
The result means that City stay fourth in the Premier League, staving off the threat of Tottenham and Manchester United behind them, but they also remain seven points off Chelsea at the top of the table.
It was a disappointing night for Watford and Walter Mazzarri, meanwhile, who failed to build on their win over Everton at the weekend and drop out of the top half into 11th.
Guardiola made five changes in response to his team’s 4-2 defeat at Leicester on Saturday, but it was two of the men who started at the King Power Stadium that combined for the opener.
Kevin De Bruyne had been City’s most threatening player in the first half, and he got down the left after 33 minutes before picking …
