jack grealish hadn't scored in the league since august, but that drought came to an end in the first half. kevin de bruyne was also back to his brilliant best — this thunderbolt, his second of the evening, as city ran riot. they're four points clear at the top of the table. leeds slip to 16th. i would say the last two months, two months and a half, is the best months we have played football since i'm here, in terms of consistency — so it's one day, another one, another one. so, yeah, we are solid in behind, we concede few, we create chances. so, the team is performing well, really well. aston villa moved up to ninth with a 2—0 win over former manager dean smith's norwich at carrow road. jacob ramsey gave villa the lead before ollie watkins sealed the three points. after the game smith said he doesn't know if he'll have enough players for their weekend fixture, with covid ruling out a number of his squad. arsenal manager mikel arteta has stripped pierre—emerick aubameyang of the club captaincy