City were 5-1 up and cruising shortly after half-time but ended up clinging on for a 5-4 victory.

Pep Guardiola was at a loss to explain what happened to his Manchester City side after they almost blew a four-goal lead in a madcap 5-4 win at Fulham.

Erling Haaland brought up his century of Premier League goals but his milestone got lost in the mayhem of what was to follow.

City were 5-1 up and cruising shortly after half-time, but goals from Alex Iwobi and substitute Samuel Chukwueze’s double left them clinging on for dear life by the end.

“Did you enjoy that, guys?” Guardiola smiled after the match. “Me? Impossible.

“It’s the Premier League, you can’t control, it’s the Premier League. I know you’re going to ask what happened, and I don’t have an answer.

“It’s the emotion, it’s the f

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