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City's Leroy Sane and Ilkay Gundogan pose for a photograph with fans in the stands. Nick Potts

Gundogan shines as Manchester City run riot at Basel

His brace puts Pep Guardiola’s side in the driving seat.

ILKAY GUNDOGAN DAZZLED with two goals in Manchester City’s 4-0 romp at FC Basel tonight to leave the Premier League leaders on the verge of the Champions League quarter-finals.

Pep Guardiola’s side effectively settled the last-16 tie after just 23 minutes by racing into a 3-0 lead at Basel’s Sankt Jakob Park.

Their first three goals came in a devastating nine-minute spell thanks to a Gundogan header, a Bernardo Silva volley and a long-range Sergio Aguero strike.

Basel’s misery continued just after the break when Gundogan deftly added a fourth from outside the area and he could easily have finished with a hat-trick.

The scoreline gives the Swiss side little hope for the return leg at the Etihad on 7 March.

Germany midfielder Gundogan gave Basel a masterclass in defensive midfield play, complementing his two-goal display by repeatedly snuffing out fledgling Swiss attacks.

The only black mark against him was a late yellow card after a clash with Basel’s Ivory Coast veteran midfielder Serey Die.

- © AFP, 2018

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