Manchester City thumped Crystal Palace 3-0 on Sunday to move back to within two points of Premier League leaders Arsenal.

Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest demolished struggling Tottenham 3-0, while Sunderland saw off local rivals Newcastle 1-0 thanks to a Nick Woltemade own goal.

Arsenal, who have set the pace this season, squeaked home on Saturday with a 2-1 win against bottom-club Wolves, thanks to two own goals.

That put the pressure back on City, who have been showing ominous signs that they are finding their feet in recent weeks.

Pep Guardiola's men braced for a tough task at Selhurst Park against high-flying Palace and had to withstand pressure from the home side.

But they were clinical, with two goals from the ruthless Erling Haaland and one from Phil Foden.

"It is a really tough place to come," City boss Guardiola told Sky Sports. "When you lose the ball, they attack incredibly well but we were patient. "We were lucky when they hit the post from (Adam) Wharton but really pleased for the performance and victory to grow our mentality."

He added: "Erling is a forward to score the goals but in the second half he keeps the ball. He was able to contain situations. He helped us be together. In the second half he was outstanding."

Oliver Glasner's Palace, who beat City in last season's FA Cup final, squandered their chances in the first half, with Yeremy Pino hitting the bar when he had only goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to beat.

Haaland was a largely peripheral figure but came alive shortly before half-time, heading a pinpoint Matheus Nunes cross across Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson to give City the lead.

Palace again started the second half brightly and Wharton cracked a low drive against the base of the post.

But they paid the price for their wayward finishing when Foden drilled expertly into the bottom corner after a powerful run from Rayan Cherki to double the visitors' lead.

City added gloss to the scoreline when Haaland thundered a penalty past Henderson after Savinho was taken down by the goalkeeper following a surging run late in the game. (AFP)