Last year, Manchester City traveled to Watford and won 5-0. At least this season couldn't possibly be any worse, some Watford fans opined on social media. They were wrong.
City won 6-0 on Saturday and if anything, even that result doesn't fully underscore just how comprehensive their victory was. Pep Guardiola reverted to the back four, paired Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero up front and unleashed Raheem Sterling, Kevin de Bruyne and David Silva behind his front two. It was dizzying to watch, even just on television. Watford looked as if they had legitimate claims for offside on two of the goals and Nathaniel Chalobah might have had a penalty. But take those incidents out of the mix and City were absolutely devastating. Shades of early last year, in fact.
There are still potential weaknesses in this team and managing so much talent -- especially when there is so much of it on the bench, too, pining for playing time -- will be a challenge. But right now, if you're a City fan, you ought to enjoy it. Arguably, nobody is playing better football in Europe.
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