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Jan 1, 2014 at 12.45pm UK
 
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Bony (45', 90')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Fernandinho (14'), Toure (56'), Kolarov (66')

Manchester City go top with narrow Swansea City win

Manchester City go top of the Premier League with a 3-2 win away to Swansea City.

Manchester City have squeezed past Swansea City with a 3-2 win at the Liberty Stadium to go top of the Premier League.

Wilfried Bony cancelled out Fernandinho's 15th-minute opener on the stroke of half time when he headed home Jonathan de Guzman's cross after getting in behind Vincent Kompany.

Manchester City player Fernandinho celebrates the opening goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Swansea City and Manchester City at Liberty Stadium on January 1, 2014© Getty Images

City restored their lead just before the hour mark when Yaya Toure hit a powerful low effort across Gerhard Tremmel and into the far corner.

Manuel Pellegrini's side extended their advantage on 65 minutes when Aleksandar Kolarov escaped down the left before cutting in on his unfavoured right to score his first Premier League goal for over a year.

Manchester City's Serbian defender Aleksandar Kolarov celebrates with teammates after scoring their third goal during the English Premier League football match between Swansea City and Manchester City at The Liberty Stadium in Swansea, south Wales on Janu© Getty Images

Bony narrowed the deficit in injury time when he fizzed an effort beyond Joe Hart in the pouring rain to set up a nervy final few minutes for the visitors.

However, City held on to leapfrog Arsenal at the top of the division.

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Manchester City player Fernandinho celebrates the opening goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Swansea City and Manchester City at Liberty Stadium on January 1, 2014
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