Manchester City is one win away from defending their title in the Premier League - the "citizens" defeated Wolverhampton 5:1 tonight, so after 36 games they have three points more than Liverpool.
It is also important that Guardiola's team has a much better goal difference than the "reds", so in the event that both teams are tied, City would win the title. This means that with a possible victory in the next round, in London against West Ham, Manchester City footballers would celebrate a new title, the second in a row, and the fourth in the last five years.
And tonight's match against "Wolves" was marked by one of the best football players in the world and probably the best player in the Premier League - Kevin de Bruyne. The Belgian scored four goals, and he reached the hat-trick after 24 minutes and already then solved the question of the winner.
De Bruyne's first goal was scored in the seventh minute, second At 16, it's a hat trick completed in 24, and poker in 60 minutes.
De Bruyne's hat-trick is the third-earliest in the Premier League. Sadio Mane in 2015 (16 minutes) and Dwight York in 2001 (22 minutes) reached three goals in a match faster.
He was the scorer for the home team Dendonker in the 11th minute, and the final result was set by Rahim Sterling at the end of the match.
City recovered from a shock elimination in the Champions League, recorded a fifth triumph in the Premier League and are counting the days until the title.
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