Citizens Tread Harshly on the Doormat That Is Huddersfield

Ever watch Monty Python's Piranha Brothers routine?

It's one of their classics, based on the Kray Brothers -- East End gangsters whose infamous and nefarious exploits live on in legend to this day.

Dudes were equal opportunity abusers.

They combined it with a certain je ne sais quoi that made their sorta destruction almost an honor to experience.

 

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City were definitely in dismantling mode at John Smith's Stadium in Huddersfield this afternoon, needing a victory to stay within four points of Premiership-leading Liverpool.

Being real, they're the last crew the cellar-dwelling locals needed to see right now.

City needed a victory to stay within four points of Premiership-leading Liverpool, so Pep was in no mood to take chances with the result.

 

City all but nailed the Terriers' collective head to the floor with a 0-3 thrashing that was, indeed, a cruel result but a fair result.

The match clearly entertained realistic locals, and it didn't take long. In the 18th minute, Kyle Walker dished to Danilo, whose howitzer from distance deflected off Christopher Schindler's bean and found cord opposite from 'keeper Jonas Lossi:

 

Given the fact that Huddersfield manager David Wagner parted ways with the club earlier in the week, the Terriers did a decent job of holding on for dear life with U23 manager Mark Hudson at the helm.

It's gotta be noted, though, that it's not even the helm of the Titanic.

More like the SS Minnow.

 

The Citizens only needed nine minutes after the break to post another goal.

Leroy Sané cruised down the left side and crossed to Raheem Sterling, who made a difficult angle look easy:

 

No doubt the Terriers were still trying to figure out the geometry of that heatseeker when City stuck again.

In fact, it was only two minutes later when Sané showed up again on the business side of the play.

Sergio Agüero used his head to assist to the German international, who dribbled around Jonathan Hogg before applying the finishing touch:

 

The stats offered a hint of how predictably one-sided this match was:

The Citizens easily accomplished their objective.

The Terriers, meanwhile, were resigned to their fate.

Not even the Pirahna Brothers could make it more grim.