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Welcome back to the Soul of Sport. For the latest episode of the series, ANDY HOOPER travelled to Selhurst Park to watch Manchester City beat Crystal Palace in a six-goal Premier League thriller.
City continued their title challenge in imperious fashion in the capital after Kevin De Bruyne scored his 100th goal for the club and inspired their turnaround.
Palace had stunned the champions after Jean-Philippe Mateta fired into the far corner, before De Bruyne bent home a superb effort to pull City back on level terms.
Pep Guardiola's heavyweights then took control of the contest. Two minutes into the second half, youngster Rico Lewis fired them into their lead and City visibly relaxed, with Erling Haaland converting a cross on 66 minutes.
De Bruyne then added his second of the game, although Odsonne Edouard's late goal set up a shaky finish.
Our cameraman captured the action using Nikon Z8 and Z9 cameras with 24-70mm and 70-200 lenses.
A steward cleaned up seats at Selhurst Park in the calm before the storm, with Manchester City later beating Crystal Palace
Jack Grealish was handed a start for the champions on the left wing and proved a constant threat on Saturday lunchtime
One young mascot held hands with Palace captain Joel Ward before walking out of the tunnel alongside both teams
A family of five took up their seats in the City away end, each sporting their own customised City home jersey
Grealish couldn't help but laugh after squandering a chance, although he was directly involved in two of City's goals
Pep Guardiola dropped to his haunches on the touchline before City steadied the ship and collected an invaluable victory
Will Hughes and Julian Alvarez (right) battled in midfield, with City eventually taking control and dominating the home side
A young City supporter brought a homemade sign to the ground which read 'It's my birthday, can we get seven goals?'
A supporter gave a passing high five to Palace's mascot, Alice the Eagle, before making their way inside the famous stadium
A Palace supporter adorned in his club's away jersey sat down for a pint in a takeaway cup in one of the local pubs
A small crowd gathered around City's bus after it arrived at the ground, with players then streaming through the gates
Manchester United and England legend Rio Ferdinand, now a pundit, signed autographs before starting his broadcast duties
Guardiola spent a quiet moment by himself in the dugout before kick-off and later headed inside to deliver his pre-match talk
Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson leaped across to his left to make a full-stretch save and prevent Palace shipping another
City supporters were jubilant at the final whistle with their victory ensuring they remain in the thick of an enthralling title fight
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