The townspeople did not lag behind Arsenal and Liverpool, at the same time breaking away from their closest pursuer
Manchester city defeated on his own field Aston Villa in the 31st round match English Premier League – 4:1.
The entire match took place with a noticeable advantage for Josep Guardiola’s team. Already in the debut she opened the scoring – Rodri closed in Jérémie Docu’s cross. However, Villa managed to quickly come back – Jhon Duran, having played with Morgan Rogers, shot past Stefan Ortega from an acute angle.
And then Phil Foden got down to business. Even before the break, he put the Citizens ahead by scoring with a direct free-kick, which he earned. In the second half, the Englishman achieved a hat-trick: first he scored off the post from a pass from Rodri, and then fired into the top corner from outside the penalty area.
Having scored 67 points, City caught up with Liverpool, which will play its match of the 31st round (at home, with Sheffield United) tomorrow. Arsenal are one point ahead. Aston Villa remained fourth.
On Saturday, April 6, City will travel to Crystal Palace, while Unai Emery’s team will host Brentford.
- nuclear submarine 31st round
Manchester city — Aston Villa — 4:1 (2:1)
Goals: Rodri 11, Foden 45+1, 62, 69 – Duran 20
Source: Sportarena
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