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Manchester City held on to beat Fulham 5-4 in the Premier League to move two points behind Arsenal at the top of the table. Pep Guardiola's side were cruising at 5-1 in the second half but ended up hanging on by the skin of their teeth.

Erling Haaland gave the Blues a deserved lead early on with his 100th Premier League goal, and Tijjani Reijnders and Phil Foden put them further ahead. Emile Smith-Rowe got one back before half-time but two goals from City in the first 10 minutes of the second half looked to have killed the contest.

However, Fulham hauled themselves back into it and City had few answers as they barely heled on for a precious three points. Here are the player ratings from the Manchester Evening News.

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