Stoke living the dream...

Marko Arnautovic has come out for the second half by the way, despite taking a knock.

Speaking of knocks, Wilfried Bony has steamrollered into Stoke's Glenn Whelan as they challenge for an aerial ball. Whelan is receiving treatment.

Can it get any better for Stoke fans? We're under way in the second half.

Here is a graphic showing every occasion Xherdan Shaqiri has found Marko Arnautovic with a pass. The Swiss constantly putting the Austrian into dangerous positions.

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Man City have not won a game from two goals behind since February 2005 at Norwich, drawing three and losing 55 since then.

You may recall that Norwich majority shareholder Delia Smith said a few words on the microphone at half-time in that one.

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Man City have seen more of the ball in that first half, but it's absolutely irrelevant. Whenever Stoke have had possession, they have terrified the Premier League leaders.

Pat Nevin
BBC Radio 5 live at the Britannia Stadium

"This has been absolutely superb from Stoke. They have played brilliantly in this first half. They'll be disappointed to only go in 2-0 up, it’s stunning.

"At the back, Phillipp Wollscheid has been excellent - willing to play one-twos with people, always looking to play it out. The attitude has been fantastic but the skill up front too? Outstanding. This is a very different Stoke to the one people think of. I could watch them every week."

Superb from Stoke. From back to front, they deserve their half-time lead.

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Pat Nevin
BBC Radio 5 live at the Britannia Stadium

"Marko Arnautovic is so unlucky there. He cannot believe he didn't put that one in - he didn't get enough swerve on it.

"The centre-back pairing for Manchester City is so poor at the moment, it really is laughable. They were miles away from him."

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Man City team-mates Nicolas Otamendi and Wilfried Bony are having stern words with each other. Not what Man City fans want to see.

Xherdan Shaqiri, who is having one of the performances of the season, provided the through ball for Marko Arnautovic. The Austrian stumbled just slightly and it may have cost him his hat-trick.

Marko Arnautovic sees a hat-trick go begging. He's all on his own in the Man City area and clips his effort against the post.

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Jack Butland's reputation continues to swell. Aleksandar Kolarov squeezes in a shot from a tight angle on the left and Butland's boot stops it from sneaking in at the near post.

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Ibrahim Afellay was caught by Fernando during all that and needed a bit of treatment - but he's looking OK.

You have to admire how Stoke are going about their business here. Man City think they're on route to making a chance with Bacary Sagna down the right, but the Stoke defence suffocates the attack expertly.

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