Crystal Palace spoil Guardiola's 200th as Laporte sees red

Patrick Vieira's side impressed on their manager's return to the Etihad

Tempers flare between Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha (left) and Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus during the Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire. 

Pep Guardiola’s 200th Premier League match leading Manchester City was ruined by a sparkling show of power and effervescence from Wilfried Zaha that gave Patrick Vieira, the returning alumnus, the sweetest of victories as Crystal Palace manager.

Zaha scored the first after six minutes, created Conor Gallagher’s late clincher and generally terrorised the home centre-backs, Ruben Dias and Aymeric Laporte, causing the latter to be sent off during a fractious end to the first period.