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Man City 3 - 0 West Brom : Errant red helps Man City close on Chelsea

ALTERNATIVE CROP West Bromwich Albion's Northern Irish defender Gareth McAuley (L) is shown the red card and sent off by English referee Neil Swarbrick (R) during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on March 21, 2015. AFP PHOTO

Manchester City responded to their Champions League exit with a routine 3-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion on Saturday that maintained the pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea.

Wilfried Bony, Fernando and David Silva were on target for the champions -- bundled out of the Champions League by an irresistible Barcelona on Wednesday -- but the game was more memorable for a case of mistaken identity that meant West Brom played all but one and a half minutes of the match with 10 men.

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