Matchday LIVE: Manchester City smash seven past Leeds

That was a rout in every sense of the word by Manchester City, who could have had 10 goals what with their disallowed goals and close chances tonight. Leeds checked out mentally after the first few goals were scored, and never looked to be a threat. It was Man City's game – hook, line and sinker.The referee letting all three minutes of stoppage time be played was the salt on Leeds' wound!Man City go four points clear at the top of the table.

FT: Manchester City 7-0 Leeds

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Send it, Kevin De Bruyne! 💥 Sensational strike from Manchester City's Belgian maestro! <a href="https://t.co/q88QUe3dGm">pic.twitter.com/q88QUe3dGm</a>— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) <a href="https://twitter.com/footballontnt/status/1470867750721630209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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WATCH: De Bruyne's second sensational strike

Nathan Ake makes it SEVEN! Oh dear oh dear. Leeds are just utterly lifeless now.

GOAL! Manchester City 7-0 Leeds

You read that right.It’s official! Manchester City have scored their sixth of the game courtesy of John Stones, and Leeds are now suffering their worst-ever defeat in the Premier League.City are unstoppable.

GOAL! Manchester City 6-0 Leeds

Manchester City won't care about that disallowed goal as Kevin De Bruyne has just hit yet another rocket for the Citizens! That's a wonderful goal taken from outside the box with so much pace that it looked like it could've torn through the net. Phew.

GOAL! Manchester City 5-0 Leeds

And it's another one, this time through Riyad Mahrez! This is a rout now.

GOAL! Manchester City 4-0 Leeds

What a strike by Kevin De Bruyne! That was a wondrous goal seemingly from nowhere – a great bit of play bursting forward by the Citizens that leads to the ball landing at De Bruyne's feet. The Belgian strikes the ball monstrously with pace and power to make it 3-0. Will there be double-digits here?

GOAL! Manchester City 3-0 Leeds

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">This is electric from Man City! ⚡️⚡️ The perfect ball in from Riyad Mahrez and Jack Grealish heads home from close range 👌 2-0 after 13 minutes! <a href="https://t.co/9ghdnBowxZ">pic.twitter.com/9ghdnBowxZ</a>— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) <a href="https://twitter.com/footballontnt/status/1470850747084546054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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WATCH: Grealish doubles Man City's lead

It's two! It's Jack Grealish this time with a great header from the corner, making up for his earlier miss. This could be a rout from Manchester City. It's barely been 12 minutes!

GOAL! Manchester City 2-0 Leeds

Just seconds after Bernardo Silva's miss, Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier commits a massive blunder of his own. In an attempt to field a clearance, Meslier inadvertently just places the ball in Phil Foden's path – and he takes that chance and scores.Man City lead!

GOAL! Manchester City 1-0 Leeds

That's all for today! Thanks for sticking with us throught that absolute demolition show by Man City at the expense of Leeds. We'll be back tomorrow with even more action around the Premier League and beyond.Until then – peace out!

Signing off 👋

Marcelo Bielsa to BBC MOTD: "No way. I didn't think the differences would be the ones we saw."They didn't surprise me. What I'm saying is that we didn't do anything well, we didn't defend well, we didn't mange the ball, there is nothing to take away from the game."When a team, the individual and collective have nothing worth valuing it is not the problem of the individuals but the conduction."Coming into this game we knew what we had to prevent the opponent from doing. Nothing unexpected happened, nothing surprising."We came to do what we expected and we weren't able to do it."

🗣 Bielsa: 'We didn't do anything well'

Marcelo Bielsa to BT Sport: "There is nothing positive to take away from our performance. "I can't find anything that can be valued. When there's nothing that's well done, it's not individualities that fail, but the conduction and organisation. There's no justification I can offer. The game was exactly how we thought it would be. We prepared ourselves to avoid everything that happened. We didn't manage to get anything. "It [their usual style] is what we tried the whole game. Surely if we'd done the opposite, we would be lamented for not attempting anything to take away possesion from the opponent. "What we attempted generated danger in our own goal. We didn't do anything well. That was evident in the scoreline. "I insist everything that happened was what we wanted to avoid. As there's nothing to take from it, it's inevitable I have to take responsibility for a defeat of this type. "We've never had a performance like the one today."

🗣 Bielsa: 'There is nothing positive from our performance'

Kevin de Bruyne to BT Sport: "A lot has happened this year, a little bit out of out of my control. The only thing I could do is work hard and come back as quick as possible. It's unfortunate with everything that has happened and at the time I was coming back I got Covid. It happened and now we are working hard to come back to a good level. "I think we played incredibly well, especially against the way they pressed. We found the right times to attack them. When were were 3-0 or 4-0 up it gets tough for them and they tried to keep it tight in the second half, but we had a lot of chances to score more. "It's good for everybody, a lot of people who maybe didn't play a lot played today and chipped in. For the whole team it is a booster."

🗣 De Bruyne: 'We played incredibly well'

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">7 - Manchester City’s 7-0 victory against Leeds was their joint-second largest ever top-flight league win, behind only their 8-0 thrashing of Watford in September 2019. Lethal. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MCILEE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MCILEE</a>— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1470875917815885827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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City are unstoppable this season 🔵

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Having not won in the Premier League against Leeds since 2003. Man City put that right with a 7-0 win! 😳 <a href="https://t.co/xsG4d8ckjC">pic.twitter.com/xsG4d8ckjC</a>— GOAL (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1470875422359494660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Vengeance! 

Several Manchester City fans have started heading for the exits, presumably to beat traffic, so they'll miss the inevitable eighth and ninth goals the home side will score.

Manchester City 7-0 Leeds

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">First goal in nine games for Jack Grealish. Blocking out the noise 👉👈 <a href="https://t.co/BurxLtv9cG">pic.twitter.com/BurxLtv9cG</a>— GOAL (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1470865001757954056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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💪

Phil Foden thinks he's scored his second, but it's been flagged for offside. Which will be a massive relief for Leeds, as this scoreline is very, very close.

Foden ruled offside

Dallas, who was the hero for Leeds last season, has a shot – but he can't get it on target, and it flies wide of the goal.

Manchester City 4-0 Leeds

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">10 &amp; 13 - Riyad Mahrez has both scored (10) and been directly involved in (13 - 10 goals, 3 assists) more goals in all competitions for Man City this season than any other teammate. Returns. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MCILEE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MCILEE</a>— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1470864727693799429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Elite 👑

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Man City have scored 500 Premier League goals under Pep Guardiola 👏 The quickest manager to reach that total 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ <a href="https://t.co/rp3T6NniHK">pic.twitter.com/rp3T6NniHK</a>— GOAL (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1470861367557214211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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🤩

Pep Guardiola's side are are firmly in the driver's seat this half, leading by a comfortable three goals to Leeds' zero.

HT: Manchester City 3-0 Leeds

Leeds were clamouring for a penalty, as Zinchenko looked to have handled the ball with his hand – but it was just outside the box. But VAR has been consulted, and nothing has been given.

Manchester City 2-0 Leeds

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">1 - Jack Grealish has scored his first ever headed goal in the Premier League and his 17th overall in the competition (second for Man City &amp; 15 for Aston Villa). Collectors. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MCILEE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MCILEE</a>— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1470851497177063433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Manchester City are wasting no time here, and only six minutes have gone! It's Bernardo Silva with the huge miss now after a great bit of play from Kevin De Bruyne. It's a disappointing final touch from Silva from close range, considering his form this season – and he's holding his head in his hands in despair. Deary me.

Manchester City 0-0 Leeds

Manchester City have begun this game highly-charged, and Jack Grealish gets the first shot of the game underway – but it's straight at the 'keeper and saved.

Kick-off: Manchester City vs Leeds

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Bayern will finish 2021 as Bundesliga winter champions ❄️ <a href="https://t.co/1K2wp1Dh2x">pic.twitter.com/1K2wp1Dh2x</a>— GOAL (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1470839681747230726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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What's the probability of them finishing as summer champions, too...? 

Manchester City are sitting pretty at the top of the table, but just one point divdes them and second-placed Liverpool, which means they'll want to get a win to maintain that nice cushion.Chelsea are two points below City themselves, which makes this festive run-in all the more exciting (as long as Omicron doesn't get in the way).

It's all in City's hands

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Serge Gnabry is on fire! Hat-trick and two assists as Bayern Munich beat Stuttgart 5-0 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/utieG1J8fA">pic.twitter.com/utieG1J8fA</a>— GOAL (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1470836352614862853?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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What can't Bayern do? 🤧

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">4 - Manchester City are winless in four Premier League games against Leeds (D2 L2), since a 2-1 win at Maine Road under Kevin Keegan in January 2003. Surprising. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MCILEE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MCILEE</a>— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1470830902225817607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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😬

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Narrator: Yes, yes there was. <a href="https://t.co/9bAwfgglu9">https://t.co/9bAwfgglu9</a>— 🇺🇸 FC Bayern US 🇨🇦 (@FCBayernUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBayernUS/status/1470832444601475072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Lewandowski isn't the only star at Bayern...

Meanwhile, in Stuttgart vs Bayern, Robert Lewandowski has scored twice, meaning that he has taken his tally for this Bundesliga season to 948 goals. Or just 18.

Robert Lewandowski scores (again x2)

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Dias, Stones, Laporte, Rodrigo, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez, Foden, GrealishLeeds XI: Meslier, Shackleton, Ayling, Llorente, Firpo, Dallas, Forshaw, Raphinha, Roberts, Harrison, James

Lineups: Manchester City vs Leeds

Good afternoon/evening! We'll be here covering Manchester City's Premier League clash against Leeds as they try to maintain their spot at the very top of the Premier League – the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea are breathing down their back.Team news is imminent!

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