Premier League: Manchester City hit Leicester City for six in Boxing Day goal feast, Watch

Things went from bad to worse for a weakened Leicester side with Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan and another penalty, converted by Raheem Sterling, giving the hosts a four-goal lead inside 25 minutes.

Manchester City led the way in a bumper Boxing Day goal feast in the Premier League on Sunday (December 26) with a 6-3 win over Leicester City sending them six points clear at the top of the standings. The opening five games of the COVID-19 impacted festive programme delivered 26 goals with Arsenal romping to a 5-0 win away to bottom club Norwich City and Chelsea enjoying a 3-1 win at Aston Villa.

Tottenham Hotspur beat Crystal Palace 3-0 while Southampton enjoyed a surprise 3-2 win at West Ham United. Pep Guardiola’s City are on 47 points with Liverpool, whose match against Leeds United was called off due to COVID-19 cases in the Yorkshire team, on 41 points.

Third-placed Chelsea are also on 41 points, while Arsenal move up to fourth place on 35 points. City got off to a flying start, grabbing a fifth-minute lead through Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, before a Riyad Mahrez penalty put the hosts in control nine minutes later.