Marko Arnautovic blows Manchester City away as Stoke sizzle
Pellegrini’s men are stunned in a 2-0 loss at a wind-swept Britannia Stadium, with Potters’ Marko Arnautovic scoring a first-half double against the outclassed Premier League leaders
Two goals from Marko Arnautovic condemned Manchester City to a 2-0 defeat on Saturday as their Premier League title hopes suffered a serious blow at Stoke City.
The Austrian forward netted twice in the first half and missed several chances for a hat-trick as a dominant Stoke side claimed a well deserved win at a windswept Britannia Stadium.
We can win against every team in the Premier League. This year the league is weird – every team can lose
Xherdan Shaqiri, their £12 million (HK$140.6 million) record signing, was at the heart of the success with assists for both goals and a wonderful all-round display.
Stoke could have won the game more comfortably, with Arnautovic squandering several chances to complete his hat-trick, and produced some scintillating football despite the swirling wind at the Britannia Stadium.
Mark Hughes’s men have now beaten Chelsea and City in successive home games and Shaqiri believes there is more to come.
