SEDAT KAYA / Yeniçağ
Manchester City’s appetite was whetted when leaders Arsenal lost 2 points to Brentford yesterday.
Well, if he beat Aston Villa and passed Arsenal 3 days later, he would sit in the leadership seat.
Miss this opportunity?
If you’re aiming for the championship, of course it won’t run.
Manchester City started the game in such a way not to miss this opportunity that it will be love for those who can catch it.
They had the upper hand in the game in the first minute.
They attacked from the right, the left, the middle, from everywhere.
They did not show the ball to Aston Villa, especially by pressing in all areas.
This fast start brought the goal in the 4th minute. In the corner shot, Rodri’s head shot with a run to the front post, the spoiled goalkeeper of the Argentina national team in Qatar, Martinez, had nothing to do.
Our İlkay’s place in the Premier League is different.
Cold blooded as always.
Captain of his ship as usual.
And always warrior.
Football adds color to the game with its intelligence, ambition and versatility.
The German Kloop hadn’t called him “the strategy gene in his blood” for nothing.
Such an accurate determination that Ilkay strategist
So was it tonight.
He stepped all over the field.
It is applauded that a football player who has suffered three serious injuries does not stay away from duels.
Ilkay fought the hardest fights and always stood up.
His hit that found the nets in the 37th minute was the result of mind and smelling the goal.
Manchester City dominated so much in the first half that Aston Villa was crushed under this pressure.
The lack of a single accurate shot in the first 45 minutes was the epitome of this crush.
At the end of the first half, Mahrez’s penalty goal made the score 3-0.
Manchester City, which broke the game in the first half, will think about the vital match they will play with Arsenal 3 days later, as they downshifted a little in the second 45.
But even with this low gear, they did not give Aston Villa dominance of the game.
Aston Villa brought the score 3-1 with Watkins on his first shot in the 61st minute, but it shone like a straw flame and went out.
Manchester City are one step closer to the top with this win.
If they beat the leaders Arsenal on Wednesday, they will be in the lead with the match more than enough.
Aston Villa, who shot only 2 hits for 90 minutes, failed to win the last 6 matches they played against their opponent and left the field.
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