The Manchester City keeps the pulse and ensures another week at the head of the premier league. those of Guardiola defeated Leeds from a set piece: two strategic actions culminated by Rodri and Ake they knocked down the plan Jesse Marshall. Gabriel Jesus and Fernando They put the icing on the cake. Foden he shone as a catalyst, with two assists. rodry as a general in the engine room and Laporte like a wall behind. Pep could afford rest De Bruyne thinking of Madrid.
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Leeds United
Messier; Dallas (James, M.45), Ayling, Koch, Struijk, Junior Firpo (Gelhardt, M.62); Raphinha, Klich, Phillips, Harrison; Rodrigo (Greenwood, M.83).
Manchester City
Edison; Cancelo, Rúben Dias, Laporte, Aké (Zinchenko, M.59); Rodri (Fernandinho, M.83), Gündogan, Foden (Bernardo Silva, M.79); Sterling, Gabriel Jesus, Grealish.
goals
0-1 M.13 Rodri; 0-2 M.54 Aké; 0-3 M.78 Gabriel Jesus; 0-4 M.90 Fernandinho.
Referee
Paul Tierney. TA: Junior Firpo (M.6) / Grealish (M.14), Cancelo (M.68)
The end result was very comfortable for City. The first half, not so much. Leeds received them with a defense of five, a sunken block shamelessly, and a hellish atmosphere. Elland Road He had to play a key role for his team, but his optimism suffered a serious setback before the quarter hour mark.
Foden traced a candy from a side kick so that Rodri lo comb the net. Guardiola’s men crushed in the first one they had, while March he saw how his attackers were unable to connect passes with meaning. one against of Rodrigo Moreno at startup, suffocated by Gundogan, it was his best option. The permissiveness of the collegiate, Paul Tierney, It didn’t help smooth the game. Fouls not called, interruptions and injuries, such as Dallas, that ended a first half more shock than lustrum.
If the slight advantage gave Jesse Marsch some optimism, he fell apart shortly after the restart. Back to set pieces. again with Foden involved. Ruben Dias picked up his center at the far post and Aké finished off the net. A goal that gave City the necessary peace of mind to roam freely, and find the third in a counterattack led by Foden. English left only gabriel jesus in the area to score his sixth goal in the last three games.
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The 0-3 gave free way for them to enter Fernandinho and Bernardo Silva to give air Marsch opted to reinforce the lead, and Leeds had their best arrivals at the feet of Raphinha and Gelhardt. Between Laporte and Ederson they solved them and Fernandinho arrived in added time to score the fourth, hold out against Liverpool and reach the Champions League with the best feelings. Meanwhile, Leeds is approaching relegation and gets into trouble.