Manchester City v Watford ratings: A perfect 10 for Jesus; a miserable 3 for Foster

City open four point lead over Liverpool with crushing victory

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  MANCHESTER CITY RATINGS: Ederson 6 - A fairly straightforward day at the office as he watched his side dominate from afar. Watford rarely threatened, but did stop him getting a cleansheet through Hassane Kamara’s goal. AFP

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  Joao Cancelo 7 - Made a number of tackles despite looking like he was playing in 2nd gear for the majority of the game. Frequently looked to get forward to open up space in midfield. AFP

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  Ruben Dias 7 - Won duels when required and read the danger quickly, though he wasn’t called upon too much with Pep Guardiola’s side enjoying most of the possession. PA

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  Aymeric Laporte 7 - Looked unfazed for most of the game as he comfortably dealt with Watford balls coming into the box. Getty

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  Oleksandr Zinchenko 7 - Dealt with everything that came his way with the Ukraine international dominating on the left flank. Helped support City attacks by getting forward. AP

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  Rodri 8 - Commanded from the middle of the park and quickly restored City’s two-goal advantage with an excellent goal after Watford had got back into the game. AFP

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  Fernandinho 7 - Regularly won the ball back much to the delight of the Etihad Stadium crowd. Maintained intensity despite the scoreline to complete a professional performance from the captain. Getty

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  Jack Grealish 6 - Kept things simple and maintained tempo in the midfield, but could have been a bit more expressive with his play. EPA

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  Kevin De Bruyne 8 - Pulled the strings from midfield and picked up a couple of assists with excellent deliveries. Watford couldn’t get near him. AFP

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  Gabriel Jesus 10 - An unstoppable performance saw the Brazil international complete a hat-trick in just 53 minutes before grabbing a fourth. EPA

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  Raheem Sterling 7 - Stretched the Watford line with intelligent movement between defenders to create space for his teammates. AFP

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  SUBS: Ilkay Gundogan (De Bruyne 57) 6 - Looked to maintain City’s dominance on the ball from central areas. PA

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  Nathan Ake (Laporte 63) 6 - On for Laporte in the 63rd minute as Manchester City looked to play out the game. AFP

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  Riyad Mahrez Riyad (Rodri 70) - Pep Guardiola introduced his winger when 5-1 up and making it look like a training match. AFP

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  WATFORD RATINGS: Ben Foster 3 - A day to forget for the goalkeeper who simply couldn’t deal with City’s barrage. Conceded a penalty with a foul on Jesus. AFP

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  Hassane Kamara 5 - Provided a glimmer of hope to make it 2-1 but it was a matter of minutes before City raised their level and restored their advantage. Getty

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  Samir 4 - Samir looked relieved to be getting replaced by Cathcart in the 68th minute, having faced an onslaught over difficult City attacks. AFP

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  Christian Kabasele 4 - Couldn’t impose himself on the game as Watford’s defence lacked organisation. A shocking performance. Reuters

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  Jeremy Ngakia 4 - Some reasonable deliveries into the box from the flank and worked hard, but all in vain. Reuters

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  Tom Cleverley 4 - Looked to try and establish possession but it didn’t happen frequently enough. Watford were completely outplayed in the midfield. Getty

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  Imran Louza 4 - No answer against frequent forward runs from City’s midfield. Watford’s midfield had no answer for City’s high tempo play, and no control in the middle. EPA

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  Moussa Sissoko 5 - Struggled to impose himself as much as he normally does. City kept the ball fantastically well and that made it extremely difficult for Roy Hodgson’s midfield. AP

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  Emmanuel Dennis 6 - Almost got a second assist late on in a tough performance. Looked most likely to make something happen for Watford but only came into the game in spells. AP

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  Joshua King 4 - A tough day as King was regularly crowded out by City’s defence. When he tried to stretch the line, Pep Guardiola’s side were quick to close down. A difficult task with no service. Action Images

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  Ismaila Sarr 4 - Simply couldn’t get on the ball enough as Watford struggled to maintain any sort of attack. PA

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  SUBS: Craig Cathcart (Samir 68) 6 - Introduced for Samir in the 68th minute in a game where the centre-back would probably have preferred to stay on the bench. PA

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  Joao Pedro (Sarr 68) 6 - Should have scored when reacting to Emmanuel Dennis’s header late on. AP

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  Edo Kayembe (Louza 75) - On for the final 15 minutes. EPA

Gabriel Jesus scored four times as Manchester City crushed Watford 5-1 to move four points clear at the top of the Premier League on Saturday.

Jesus stole the show at the Etihad Stadium with the first Premier League haul of three or more goals in his career.

The Brazilian forward had netted only once in the league since September, but he tore Watford to shreds with a predatory display of finishing.

He struck twice in the first half before Watford's Hassane Kamara briefly reduced the deficit.

Rodri restored City's two-goal advantage and Jesus bagged two more after half-time to complete the rout.

After losing to Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-finals last weekend, Pep Guardiola's side have signalled their determination to retain the title.

They dismissed Brighton 3-0 on Wednesday and their demolition of second bottom Watford keeps the pressure on second placed Liverpool.

Jurgen Klopp's side can close the gap back to one point if they beat struggling Everton in the Merseyside derby at Anfield on Sunday.

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