Premier League: Sterling's hattrick helps Manchester City trounce Norwich; United held for a draw

Updated : Feb 13, 2022 08:26
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Raheem Sterling's hattrick helped Manchester City trounce Norwich City 4-0 in a Premier League on Saturday night.

The goal-fest at Carrow Road started with Sterling giving Manchester City a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute.

Phil Foden doubled the lead just after half-time as Norwich's failed to stop the Premier League leaders.

Sterling, then, extended the lead to 3-0 in the 70th minute as he deflected a cross from Ruben Dias. The English forward completed his 5th hattrick of Premier League in the 90th minute after missing a penalty kick.

With the win, Manchester City has extended its lead to 12 points at the top of the Premier League points table.

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Manchester United vs Southampton

Meanwhile, in another match, Southampton held Manchester United for a 1-1 draw.

United started on a high after Jadon Sancho scored from close range in the 21st minute and went into half-time with 1-0.

However, Southampton came back strongly in the second and Che Adams scored the equaliser just after the break.

With the draw, Manchester United remained at fifth on the Premier League leaderboard, 23 points adrift of Manchester City.

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