Vincent Kompany insists that Manchester City are still in the title hunt for the Premier League title after their convincing 3-0 win over 10-man West Brom at the Etihad . There was controversy in the first minute as Gareth McAuley was mistakenly sent off by referee Neil Swarbrick for a foul committed by Craig Dawson , before Wilfried Bony opened his City account with a powerful finish . Fernando and David Silva completed the scoring in the one-way tie that saw City close the gap between themselves and Chelsea to three points , and Kompany thinks his side can keep up the pressure on the leaders , who have two games in hand . Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany challenges West Brom striker Saido Berahino at the Etihad . 'There was nothing to win today for us , we just had to do a good job and we did n't fail . We will take confidence out of this game , ' he told BT Sport . 'We just focus on ourselves now . ' 'There 's eight games left so we 've got 24 points to aim for . I think we 've won nine or 10 on the spin already this season , of course we can do it but that gives us no guarantees that we will win the title . ' Bony added : 'It was an important goal . Today it was very important to win . We did well today to get the win . ' Wilfried Bony opened his account for the club when he scored a fine solo goal after 25 minutes . Fernando gets down on his knees to celebrate scoring City 's second goal five minutes before half-time . David Silva raises his arms in celebration after touching in a shot by Stevan Jovetic for City 's third .
villa Pellegrini 's side defeated 10-man West ##fica 3 - 0 on Saturday . Ivorian g Bony scored his first goal for the club on 25 march . Fernando took the advantage five minutes before the break . David Silva tapped in a Stevan Jovetic shot from close range . City are now three points behind Chelsea at the top of the Premier League .