SERGIO AGUERO and Ilkay Gundogan each scored twice as Manchester City crushed West Bromwich Albion 4-0 Saturday to reclaim first place in the Premier League from Arsenal.

    Arsene Wenger’s side won 4-1 at Sunderland, with substitute Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez both scoring twice, but City’s win kept Pep Guardiola’s side top on goal difference.

    Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands and Ander Herrera was dismissed as Manchester United drew 0-0 with Burnley despite dominating the game, while champion Leicester City drew 1-1 at Tottenham Hotspur.

    City’s victory brought Guardiola out of a six-game winless run — the longest such sequence of his managerial career.

    Aguero was among the players to return to the starting line-up and his first-half brace effectively settled the game.

    He broke the deadlock in the 19th minute, slamming a shot between Ben Foster’s legs from Gundogan’s pass, and doubled his tally nine minutes later with a stunning shot from the edge of the box.

    Aguero teed up Gundogan for City’s third in the 79th minute and the former Borussia Dortmund midfielder sealed victory in the last minute of normal time.

    Arsenal had earlier strolled to victory at bottom club Sunderland, which is now seven points from safety and without a win after 10 league games.

    Sanchez put Arsenal in front in the 19th minute with a header from an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain cross.

    Jermain Defoe equalized from the spot in the 65th minute after Petr Cech was booked for impeding Duncan Watmore.

    But Giroud equalized six minutes later, volleying in a Kieran Gibbs cross with his first touch after coming on.

    The France striker struck again five minutes later, a looping header from Mesut Ozil’s corner, and Sanchez completed the scoring two minutes after that with a neat close-range finish.

    (SD-Agencies)