Crystal Palace 0-3 Manchester City result - Erling Haaland grabs a brace, Phil Foden also nets as Pep Guardiola’s men keep pace with leaders Arsenal

Erling Haaland was at the double and Phil Foden was also on target as Manchester City kept pace with leaders Arsenal with a 3-0 victory at Crystal Palace.

Haaland was a peripheral figure for much of the contest but broke the deadlock on 41 minutes when he headed home Matheus Nunes’ pinpoint cross.

Palace had offered the greater threat with Yeremy Pino unlucky to see a shot crash against the crossbar.

The hosts were again left lamenting their luck following the interval as the impressive Adam Wharton struck the base of the post from 20 yards out.

There was an air of inevitability about City making them pay and Foden rifled home a low strike 21 minutes from time to notch a sixth goal in his last four league outings.

Haaland then bagged his sixth Premier League double of the season with a late penalty to seal the points and take his top-flight tally to 17 so far.  

The result means City remain second but are back within two points of pace-setters Arsenal heading into the festive period. Palace sit fifth but have now lost back-to-back home matches in the top-flight, having previously been unbeaten at Selhurst Park.

Next up, Palace host KuPS in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday before visiting Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday evening. City are at home to Brentford in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday and then meet West Ham United in the league at Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

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"This is a different Manchester City. This is a transformation, Guardiola sensing something different, seeing that last season wasn’t good enough and building something new," said Murray on Sky Sports.

Crystal Palace 0-3 Man City.

Five minutes added.

Haaland, O'Reilly and Silva off.

Marmoush, Rayan Aït-Nouri and Lewis on.

The Norwegian sends Henderson the wrong way from the spot to snare his second of the day.

Palace leave the back door open throwing the kitchen sink at City.

A mix-up allows Savinho to spring clear but he's brought down as he tries to go around Henderson.

The goalkeeper is duly booked.

Mitchell's diagonal ball isn't quite dealt with by City, but Guehi's prodded effort from 10 yards lacks power and the visitors scramble to to safety.

Reijnders off, Savinho on.

A fine driving run in the inside-right channel from Nketiah ends with a fizzing drive that Donnarumma beats away at his left-hand post.

It's a late surge from the hosts as Hughes and Sarr see shots blocked with City struggling to deal with an aerial ball into the box.

The Gunners made hard work of beating Wolves 2-1 last night - needing two own goals to prevail - but would have hoped Palace could provide a banana skin to thwart City and give them breathing space at the summit.

It doesn't look like being the case with time running out for The Eagles to rescue this.

Uche on for Clyne.

The hosts carried most of the threat for long spells on the first 45 and early in the second - but City have made them pay with clinical finishing from their two main men of late.

Foden now has six goals in his last four PL outings.

It's two!

Cherki drives forward and feeds Foden, who unleashes a low 22-yard strike into the corner.