Pablo strikes down Watford dreams (The Associated Press)

A rare Pablo Zabaleta strike set Manchester City on their way to their first home win in almost three months, 2-0 against Watford at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. Watford started the game fairly defensively, hoping to utilise the pace of Jerome Sinclair against a leaky defence, and despite relinquishing most of the possession, they limited City to few chances for most of the opening period. Zabaleta, afforded some freedom to attack by the deep-lying Yaya Toure, bombed forward and was completely unmarked at the far post to finish off Kevin De Bruyne's excellent cross.