Manchester City clung on for a 2-0 home win thanks to goals from Pablo Zabaleta and David Silva against a tenacious Watford side.

The City captain took advantage of defensive errors down the Watford wing to volley home just after the half-hour.

City were certainly dominant, with Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Nolito all looking dangerous going forward, but Watford had their chances - most notably an off-target Odion Ighalo volley from close range in the dying minutes.

Silva rounded things off five minutes from time, curling in his shot after a sparkling one-two with Sterling.