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Man City 4-0 Palace: Double for Stones as City crush Palace to go second

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January 17, 2021 Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus in action with Crystal Palace's Gary Cahill and James Tomkins [REUTERS]

Manchester City steamed into second place in the Premier League with defender John Stones scoring an unlikely double in a 4-0 demolition of visiting Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Stones, closing in on 100 Premier League appearances for City, headed his first league goal for the club after a sublime cross by Kevin de Bruyne in the 26th minute.

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