Manchester City remain in title contention after beating Liverpool

The Citizen cast came from behind and showed all their might in the second half to earn a victory that sees them continue to hunt down leaders Arsenal.

Manchester City claimed a landslide victory this Saturday after beating Arsenal 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium match corresponding to date 29 of the English Premier League.

It looked like a quiet day for the students of Pep Guardiola ; However, at first the meeting proved to be difficult, as When the clock said the 17th minute, Egyptian Mohamed Salah opened the Reds account .

However, the Citizens were able to react quickly, because at minute 27 the Argentinian Julián Álvarez put parity in the engagement a result with which the two actors rested.

In the plugin, the sky-blues returned to the lawn of the Etihad Stadium with the firm intention of winning a victory that would allow them not to lose track of leader Arsenal. And fortunately for the locals, this path was quickly found. at minute 46 thanks to the Belgian Kevin De Bruyne, who has just started the second half, gave his team the advantage .

From there, Manchester City took control of the game, running the game as they pleased, which earned them a new goal in the 53rd minute from the German Ilkay Gündogan, decreeing the victory 3-1 over the students of Jürgen Klopp .

But the icing on the cake was still missing from the citizen rout: Jack Grealish, in the 74th minute, capped the 4-1 victory which offered three vital points for a Mancunian side which preserves the dream of a new title. .

With this result, Pep Guardiola’s cast added 64 points and remain escort to leaders Arsenal, who currently sit on 69 points .

For its part, Liverpool found themselves with 42 positives in eighth position in the table, far from qualifying positions for international tournaments for now .

The next day, the celestials must visit Southampton while the reds will do the same with chelsea .

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Source: Latercera

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