90'		The match has come to a close in Manchester. The final score is 7 - 2.
90'		Corner awarded to Manchester City.
90'		Stoke City push forward at Etihad Stadium and Mame Diouf gets in a strike. This is blocked, however, by a determined Manchester City defence.
90'		At Etihad Stadium, Stoke City are penalized for being offside.
90'		Ibrahim Afellay (Stoke City) has been booked and must now be careful not to get a second yellow card.
90'		3 minutes of injury time will be added to the second half.
88'		Kyle Walker for Manchester City is back on the field again.
87'		Manchester City are coming forward and David Silva gets in a strike, it misses the target, however.
86'		The match at Etihad Stadium is underway again.
84'		Play has been interrupted briefly in Manchester to check on Kyle Walker, who is grimacing with pain.
79'		Great play from Raheem Sterling to set up the goal.
79'		It's now 7 - 2 in Manchester as Bernardo Silva scores for Manchester City.
75'		Manchester City are pushing forward but David Silva's finish is wide of the goal.
73'		Pep Guardiola is making the team's third substitution at Etihad Stadium with Yaya Toure replacing Fernandinho.
70'		In Manchester Stoke City attack through Geoff Cameron. The finish is off target, however.
66'		Ilkay Gundogan is on a sub for Kevin De Bruyne for Manchester City.
65'		Manchester City's Leroy Sane breaks free at Etihad Stadium. But the strike goes wide of the post.
63'		Bernardo Silva is replacing Gabriel Jesus for the home team.
62'		Kevin De Bruyne instrumental with a fine assist.
62'		Goal! Leroy Sane extends Manchester City's lead to 6 - 2.
60'		That's a fine assist from Fabian Delph.
60'		Fernandinho puts the ball in the net and the home team extend their lead. The score-line now reads 5 - 2.
60'		Manchester City have been awarded a corner by Craig Pawson.
55'		Kevin De Bruyne with an assist there.
55'		Manchester City take a comfortable 4 - 2 lead thanks to Gabriel Jesus.
54'		The away team have substituted Thomas Edwards with Ramadan Sobhi. Mark Hughes is thus making his third change.
53'		The match in Manchester is underway once more.
51'		David Silva for Manchester City gets in a strike but fails to hit the target.
51'		Thomas Edwards is writhing in pain and play has been suspended for a few moments.
48'		In Manchester Manchester City drive forward through Kevin De Bruyne. His shot is on target but it's saved.
47'		Goal! Mame Diouf pulls one back for Stoke City to make it 2 - 3.
46'		Stoke City make their first substitution with Ibrahim Afellay replacing Jese.
46'		The away team have replaced Kevin Wimmer with Bruno Martins Indi. This is the second substitution made today by Mark Hughes.
46'		The whistle has gone to start the second-half.
45'		The whistle has gone to end the first-half.
45'		David Silva (Manchester City) gets up for a header but cannot keep the ball on target.
45'		Corner awarded to Manchester City.
45'		Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne gets in a shot on goal at Etihad Stadium. But the effort is unsuccessful.
45'		2 minutes will be added to the first half.
45'		Leroy Sane for Manchester City drives towards goal at Etihad Stadium. But the finish is unsuccessful.
44'		Great play from Xherdan Shaqiri to set up the goal.
44'		Goal! Mame Diouf pulls one back to make it 1 - 3.
42'		Manchester City drive forward and David Silva gets in a shot. Without netting, however.
38'		Manchester City drive forward but Raheem Sterling is judged offside.
37'		Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City smashes in a shot on target. The keeper saves, though.
34'		Stoke City's Kurt Zouma misses with an attempt on goal.
31'		Corner awarded to Manchester City.
27'		That's a fine assist from Raheem Sterling.
27'		Goal! David Silva extends Manchester City's lead to 3 - 0.
22'		Manchester City are whistled for offside.
19'		Leroy Sane instrumental with a fine assist.
19'		Goal! Manchester City extend their lead to 2 - 0 through Raheem Sterling.
17'		Gabriel Jesus puts the ball in the net and the home team now lead 1 - 0.
17'		Kyle Walker with an assist there.
16'		Manchester City push forward through Fabian Delph, whose finish on goal is saved.
14'		Manchester City surge into the attack at Etihad Stadium but Nicolas Otamendi’s header is off-target.
14'		Manchester City have been awarded a corner by Craig Pawson.
11'		Manchester City's Raheem Sterling gets his shot away but it misses the target.
8'		In Manchester Manchester City attack through Leroy Sane. The finish is off target, however.
4'		Raheem Sterling gets his shot on target but fails to score for Manchester City.
1'		Today's referee, Craig Pawson, has blown to start the match.
		A total of 54128 spectators is reported.
		The official line-ups for today's match are out.