James: After pressing hard in the first 30 minutes, Palace let City take the upper hand and allowed them too much time on the ball. City free kick shouldn't have found a way through and Henderson made a dog's breakfast of his efforts to stop City's fourth. The bright bits were good and let's hope the result doesn't dwell with the boys.

City were 2-0 down within 21 minutes, level by half-time and then comfortable winners. Sam Lee dissects the key talking

Manchester City remain a shadow of their former selves as they continue to battle for Champions League qualification. The race for the top five is as open as ever, so Pep Guardiola’s side cannot