*Scorer: Aguero 57′, Torres 59′.

In almost his last starting match for Man City, Sergio Aguero helped the club he has been with since the summer of 2011 get three important points.

Aguero in the opening scoring situation for Man City.

Aguero has won four Premier League titles with Man City, and is likely to end his career at the Etihad Stadium with another title.

On the field, Pep Guardiola did not hide his joy.

The best opportunity Man City created within the first hour was a close-range cushion in an offside position by Gabriel Jesus, after a through ball from Fernandinho.

Under Roy Hodgson, Crystal Palace was a difficult opponent.

Palace had almost no motivation to fight after being relegated early, so victory came to Sterling and Man City more easily.

Last season, Crystal Palace lost seven of the last eight rounds, after having enough relegation points.

Although the gap could not be widened, the 2-0 victory in the early match of round 34 helped Man City 13 points ahead of second-place team Man Utd.

Squad

Crystal Palace: Guaita, Koutate, Ward, Dann, Mitchell, Milivojevic, Riedewald (Schupp 59′), Townsend (Ayew 82′), Eze, Zaha, Benteke (Mateta 67′).

Man City: Ederson, Cancelo, Laporte, Ake, Mendy, Fernandinho (Zinchenko 67’), Rodri, Ferran Torres, Sterling, Jesus, Aguero.