The Citizens secured a revitalizing triumph that puts them just three points behind leaders Arsenal. On the next date, the two teams will face off in London.
A day of celebration lived this Sunday the Manchester City after claiming a clear 3-1 victory over Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium, match corresponding to the date 23 of the English Premier League.
Those led by Pep Guardiola who had just lost against Tottenham seven days ago, was quick to put himself forward, since just after minute 4 of the match, Rodri headed in a corner taken by Riyad Mahrez beating the resistance of goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez and establishing the partial 1-0.
After the score, the owners kept up the pressure in an effort to push the numbers up, which would be possible thanks to Ilkay Gündogan (39 ‘), who -with the goal at his disposal and after the assistance of Erling Haaland- decreed the 2 to 0 .
But that would not be enough for the celestials, who They managed to rest with a third goal thanks to Riyad Mahrez, who converted a penalty at 45 + 1 ‘ .
Three points that bring you closer to the leader
In the plugin, Manchester City continued to dominate the actions on the pitch. However, when it looked like the fourth goal was a fact, a bad start from the host led Ollie Watkins, after the loan of Douglas Luiz, to score the discount for Los Villanos .
After the score, the duel was balanced, but neither team could violate their rival’s goal, so the game ended in a 3-1 victory for the Citizens .
With this result, the Citizens remain in second place in the standings with 48 points and are hot on the heels of leader Arsenal (51) who, with a game in hand, yielded a 1-1 draw at home to Brentford yesterday.
The next challenge for Guardiola’s pupils will be precisely against the Gunners as visitors next Wednesday, February 15.
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