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Manchester City secure third spot with five-star performance at Watford


Manchester City secured third spot in the Premier League as Walter Mazzarri’s Watford farewell ended in a 5-0 home humiliation.
Sergio Aguero scored twice while Vincent Kompany, Fernandinho and Gabriel Jesus chipped in as City finished the season in style.
It was an acrimonious end to Mazzarri’s year in charge but a satisfying finale – albeit not a particularly taxing one – for Pep Guardiola and City.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola: “This is now the seventh year in a row we are in Europe. Every year qualifying for the Champions League will be tougher and tougher, and we are there. Now, the gap in the Premier League is so big to Chelsea and Tottenham, and we are going to try to play better. Not work, but play better. We are going to reduce the gap to Chelsea and Tottenham. And in Europe we are happy to be directly in the draw.”
Watford boss Walter Mazzarri: “I wish the fans were informed of what happened during the season. We gave everything and with such a difficult situation an inexperienced manager would have done worse. We were safe with six games left. It’s another objective in my career. I’m not for appearances, I am for facts. Look at the stats. We reached the objective. That is all that counts.”

Tweet of the match

Star man – David Silva

Silva pulled the strings from midfield (Nick Potts/EMPICS)
Silva pulled the strings from midfield (Nick Potts/EMPICS)
The Spaniard revelled in the space afforded to him by Watford’s makeshift defence. If at times he made it look too easy, that’s because it probably was. But a delight to watch nonetheless.

Moment of the match

Silva’s precision ball sent Leroy Sane scampering down the right and his cross was met by Aguero, who finished past Gomes for a slick third goal for City.

View from the bench

To say Walter Mazzarri’s final teamsheet raised a few eyebrows would be an understatement. Naming two goalkeepers on the bench was bizarre enough, but to pointedly leave captain Troy Deeney out of a side riddled with injuries seemed almost vindictive.

Player ratings

Watford: Heurelho Gomes 5, Daryl Janmaat 3, Valon Behrami 5, Jose Holebas 4, Nordin Amrabat 4, Tom Cleverley 3, Abdoulaye Doucoure 3, Etienne Capoue 5, Brandon Mason 5, M’Baye Niang 4, Stefano Okaka 5. Subs: Andrew Eleftheriou (for Janmaat, 39mins) 5, Troy Deeney (for Amrabaat, 59mins) 5, Dion Pereira (for Niang, 74mins) 5.
Manchester City:Willy Caballero 7, Gael Clichy 6, Vincent Kompany 7, Nicolas Otamendi 6, Fernandinho 7, Kevin De Bruyne 8, Yaya Toure 7, Leroy Sane 7, David Silva 8, Gabriel Jesus 7, Sergio Aguero 8. Subs: Jesus Navas (for Sane, 62mins) 6, Bacary Sagna (for Toure, 62mins) 6, Kelechi Iheanacho (for Aguero, 70mins) 6.

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