Sweet 16 as leaders Man City brush past Leicester

Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City vs Manchester City - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - November 18, 2017 Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring their first goal Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

Nov 18 (Reuters) - LEICESTER CITY 0 MANCHESTER CITY 2

A tap-in by Gabriel Jesus and a thumping strike from Kevin de Bruyne helped Premier League leaders Manchester City beat Leicester City 2-0 on Saturday for their 16th successive victory in all competitions.

Although City won at a stroll, it might have been different had Vincent Kompany received more than a booking for his foul on Jamie Vardy three minutes into his return from injury.

Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City vs Manchester City - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - November 18, 2017 Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus in action with Leicester City's Wes Morgan . REUTERS/Darren Staples

City defender John Stones did hobble off but the visitors took the lead with a stunning goal just before the interval when David Silva broke the offside trap to provide Jesus, who was starting ahead of Sergio Aguero, with the simplest of tap-ins.

City's second in the 49th minute came seconds after Harry McGuire hit their post at the other end. Turning defence into attack, the visitors stormed upfield and De Bruyne unleashed an unstoppable effort from the edge of the area.

Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City vs Manchester City - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - November 18, 2017 Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring their first goal with David Silva . Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

(Reporting by Neil Robinson, editing by Ed Osmond)