Erling Haaland, who scored a goal, but could have scored a hat trick if he had not missed two chances into an empty net, gave the victory to Manchester City and puts pressure on Liverpool, who will lose the lead this Sunday if they do not beat Arsenal.
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Those of Pep Guardiola, after beat Sparta Prague in the Champions League during the week, they made four changes to the lineup, rewarding Matheus Nunes, who gave two assists and scored a goal against the Czechs.
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And the Portuguese responded. From his boots City’s 1-0 was born, in a cross that Haaland caught against all odds. Because the Norwegian was grabbing Jan Bednarek and still managed to finish the ball, in a less acrobatic and aesthetic way than in his goal with his heel against Sparta Prague, but just as effective. If he hadn’t scored, it would have probably been a penalty from the Swedish defender.
With only five minutes elapsed, City had already done the most difficult thing and dedicated itself to dominating, without chances, until practically the injury time of the first half, when the clearest chance came for Southampton and in fact the only one of the match.
An error in the release of the ball by the ‘Sky Blues’ meant that Cameron Archer was able to enter the area alone and take a bursting shot that crashed into the crossbar.
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The wood of the goal trembled Ederson and the Etihad trembled, seeing how fragile the result was, so his team came out to bite in the second half and deserved to easily increase the score.
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Phil Foden gave the first warning, with a low shot that went close to the post, but Haaland was the one who should have sealed the game.
First they hit him with a headbutt in the goal line and then missed two into an empty net, both managing to finish only at the far post, one with the left foot and another with the head. The Norwegian, who had already broken a streak of three days without scoring a goal, could not believe the two goals that had escaped him.
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It was a perfect opportunity to expand in front of the Golden Boot of the competition, but Haaland and City had to settle for 1-0. A short result, but sufficient, even more so after playing in the Champions League during the week, with the fatigue that entails.
Guardiola’s men have 23 points out of 27 possible and they are two above Liverpool who will have We have to visit Arsenal this Sunday in the duel of the day in the Premier League. / With information from AFP.
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