Watch Man City Star Bag First Brace Since 3-1 Win Over Barcelona

Ilkay Gundogan scored twice as Manchester City beat Basel 4-0 away to take a giant step towards securing a place in the Champions League quarter-finals.

The midfielder of Turkish origin gave his team the lead in the first-half with a near-post header from Kevin De Bruyne’s corner.

In the second half he curled a brilliant strike into the top corner to make it 4-0 – his first brace of the season.

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The 27-year-old scored twice from four shots and also worked hard defensively making six tackles – the highest for his side.

Gundogan now has four goals and six assists in all competitions for the Citizens this season.

The brace was his first since City beat Barcelona 3-1 in  the Champions League last season.