Fatigued or not, Pep Guardiola’s superstars prove they are class above

If this was a sign of what Premier League football can look like when two 'exhausted' teams go head to head, few Leicester fans could have any complaints
Fatigued or not, Pep Guardiola’s superstars prove they are class above

Manchester City's Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring their side's fourth goal of the game

Pep Guardiola may want to see fixtures eased for his over-worked Premier League stars and even went so far as to suggest they consider strike action last week.

But, if this was a sign of what Premier League football can look like when two “exhausted” teams — and one without nine injured first team players — go head to head, then few, apart from the most die-hard Leicester fans could have any complaints.

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