Silva double earns title-chasing Man City 2-0 win at Stoke

For Manchester City, a record-setting season in the English Premier League could yet have the ideal consummation. 

Beating Stoke 2-0 on Monday reestablished City's 16-point lead and expanded the likelihood that Pep Guardiola's side could secure the title by beating savage opponent Manchester United at home in the derby on April 7. 

"Everyone in the blue side of Manchester knows it's a rare opportunity," City chief Vincent Kompany stated, with a grin. 

David Silva roused the most recent win for the runaway pioneers, scoring in every half by completing off rich group moves that have been the sign of City's season. 

Silva side-footed home a cross from fit-again winger Raheem Sterling to give City a tenth moment lead against a Stoke group that is beside rearward in the standings. 

City overwhelmed from that point and Sterling won back ownership on most of the way to begin the move that prompted the second objective, a snared wrap up by Silva following a go over the case from Gabriel Jesus. 

Silva took his count of alliance objectives to eight out of a season that has been upset for the playmaker while he makes customary outings back to his local Spain since his rashly conceived child is getting medicinal consideration. 

He was there for quite a bit of a week ago, with Guardiola enabling Silva to miss the second leg of its Champions League last-16 matchup against Basel. 

"When I play football, I overlook. I overlook everything. 

So it's beneficial for me to play," Silva said. "I know in my private life it's a hard minute, however my child is battling. I am exceptionally cheerful in light of the fact that he's getting more grounded and battling." 

Silva was the star player in another walk around City against a group it beat 7-2 in October. 

"He controlled the beat culminate," Guardiola said. "Ordinarily individuals say he has aptitudes, specialized capacity, and after that he can't be a forceful contender. Yet, he has both. In the terrible minutes, he's there, continually controlling the diversion." 

Sterling was compelling on his arrival to the group in the wake of missing five amusements in light of damage, and he ought to have topped his show with his very own objective. 

Running clean through in the 80th moment, Sterling deferred his endeavor to round Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland. He at last did as such, yet Stoke's barrier recouped by at that point and figured out how to confiscate Sterling. 

Stir didn't debilitate City goalkeeper Ederson Moraes once and will continue its offer to escape transfer with a home diversion against Everton on Saturday. 

"It was a free hit," Butland stated, "... be that as it may, they had excessively for us today." 

City is off for some warm-climate preparing in Abu Dhabi in the midst of a three-week break that emerged from its startling misfortune to Wigan in the FA Cup a month ago. 

On its arrival, City needs to beat Everton at Goodison Park to set the phase for a title-securing derby triumph. 

"I comprehend that it is critical to our fans to win it against United," Guardiola stated, "yet the objective is the following amusement at Everton. From that point forward, on the off chance that we play like today, sometime we will be champions." 

Source: AP/UNB