Pep Guardiola’s side are now two points clear of title rivals Arsenal, after their seventh top-flight victory in a row, and need just two more wins to seal the title.
The visitors were totally dominant throughout and restricted Fulham to just one shot on goal on a sunny afternoon in west London.
Joskvo Gvardiol gave City an early lead with a well-placed strike into the bottom corner. The defender played a quick one-two with Kevin De Bruyne, before taking a touch past Issa Diop and slotting into Bernd Leno’s net.
Phil Foden doubled their lead on the hour mark with his 25th goal of the season. The 23-year-old, who was named the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) Player of the Season last week, swept in City’s second with a first-time finish with his weaker right foot, after the ball landed straight at his feet from a Joao Palhinha sliding tackle.
Gvardiol then scored his second goal of the afternoon. The Croatian defender poked Bernardo Silva’s in-swinging cross past Leno with the outside of his outstretched right boot.
Finally, referee Anthony Taylor pointed to the spot, having shown Diop a second yellow card for a late tackle on Julian Alvarez in the final minutes of added time.
Gvardiol declined the opportunity to potentially become the first defender to ever score a Premier League hat-trick, allowing Alvarez to step up instead.
The Argentine striker sent Leno the wrong way from the spot to wrap up a hugely satisfying afternoon for City, the only blemish for Guardiola was seeing Nathan Ake limp off early in the first half.
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