Guardiola’s and Arteta’s men won this Saturday to get within one and two points of the leader Liverpool
MADRID, 24 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Manchester City and Arsenal beat Bournemouth (0-1) and Newcastle (4-1) this Saturday on matchday 26 of the Premier, to make the English league beautiful and very tight in the fight for the lead, which is held by Liverpool without margin for error.
Pep Guardiola’s men took the three points from the Vitality Stadium with a goal from Phil Foden in the 24th minute, who was attentive to a rebound after another shot from Erling Haaland. City finished the first half locking in Andoni Iraola’s men, but in the second half the game opened up again.
The locals had a good chance after the restart and their best striker, Solanke, also came close to equalising. Meanwhile, Haaland was able to score in the last quarter of an hour, but the last one also belonged to Bournemouth, a header from Enes Ünal that narrowly went wide in the 90th minute.
Thus, Guardiola’s men added 59 points, compared to Liverpool’s 60 in the lead. Then, in the duel that closed the day this Saturday, Arsenal finished with 58. Mikel Arteta’s men signed their sixth consecutive victory, sinking Newcastle’s European aspiration in the table. Havertz, Saka and Kiwior were the scorers.
On the other hand, Aston Villa consolidated their ‘Top 4’ position in the table with an offensive display against Nottingham Forest. Unai Emery’s team won (4-2) with a double from Douglas Luiz in the first half. Ollie Watkins opened the scoring after four minutes and the ‘villains’ had a clear path towards the rival goal throughout the game.
Furthermore, the day left an important misstep for Manchester United, after four consecutive days of winning, in the defeat (1-2) against Fulham in stoppage time. Alex Iwobi’s goal in the 97th minute left Old Trafford frozen, moving the Red Devils away from the Champions League zone.
In truth, the United fans never had it with them, since in the second half the visitors took the lead. Harry Maguire equalized for Ten Hag’s team in the 89th minute, but in long stoppage time came the blow for the Manchester team, who missed the injured and inspired Rasmus Hojlund.
2024-02-25 04:36:41
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