Pep Guardiola meets Sir Elton John ahead of Manchester City's trip to face Watford at Vicarage Road

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Sir Elton John was pictured with Pep Guardiola on Saturday ahead of Watford's home Premier League encounter with Manchester City, and he may well have been seeking answers in the sky after the Hornets were swept away.

The renowned international music legend met up with the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss prior to kick-off in the tunnel, and the pair exchanged some warm words. 

But City were strolling towards victory thanks to three first-half goals with Gabriel Jesus adding to a Sergio Aguero brace to put Guardiola's side firmly in control. 

Sir Elton John and Pep Guardiola were in good spirits ahead of Watford versus Manchester City

Sir Elton and David Furnish arrive at the ground with their children on Saturday afternoon

The veteran singer watches on from the stands with City in cruise control thanks to three goals

Sir Elton was joined by his partner David Furnish and their children Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John and Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John as they arrived at the ground. 

The international superstar gushed over Guardiola, but he would have expected his Watford side give a much better account of themselves than on the Catalan's last visit to Vicarage Road.

City recorded a comfortable 5-0 win over the Hornets on the final day of last season as the club sealed an automatic place in the Champions League, and the side are fresh from their biggest away win in Europe.

John Stones scored twice in the resounding 4-0 victory over Feyenoord during the week, but the Hornets were unbeaten this season heading into the encounter. 

Watford were on the receiving end of a heavy defeat by City at the end of last season at home

Sir Elton was present hoping to see his side make a marked improvement on that 5-0 loss

The music legend headed to Vicarage Road following Watford's good start to the campaign

Raheem Sterling came close to breaking the deadlock early on when he failed to convert from Kevin de Bruyne's sublime through-ball. 

Richarlison nearly broke the deadlock for the hosts after 20 minutes, but he could not adjust his footing to head from Jose Holebas' cross with only keeper Ederson standing in his way.

Moments later, City took full advantage as De Bruyne's delivery was perfect for Aguero to score his seventh goal in five games against Watford. 

Sergio Aguero scored twice in the first-half to take his overall tally of City goals to 174

Aguero was left with a simple tap-in to double his account for the afternoon in Hertfordshire

Gabriel Jesus slams in City's third goal to leave Watford facing an uphill task in the second half

Those figures became eight in five as the Argentine was on hand to provide a simple finish 31 minutes in after Heurelho Gomes had palmed Gabriel Jesus' shot into his path.

Watford's afternoon went from bad to worse as Jesus then got in on the act, with the Brazil ace receiving a cut-back from Aguero to slide the ball past Gomes.

Nicolas Otamendi made it 4-0 from David Silva' short corner, before Aguero rounded Gomes to complete his hat-trick and Sterling fired in a sixth from the penalty spot in the final minute of normal time.