O manchester city thrashed the Arsenal 4-1, for the 33rd round of the English Championship, at home, at Etihad Stadium. With this Wednesday’s result, the home team remain depending on themselves to win the third championship. The goals of the duel were scored by De Bruyne (2x), Haaland and Stones, while Holding scored for the visitors.
At the moment, City are in second place, with 73 points, two less than the Londoners. However, Pep Guardiola’s charges have two rounds less and if they win they can open four of advantage.
In their next match for the English Premier League, Manchester City will face Fulham this Sunday, at 10 am (BrasÃlia time), as visitors, at Craven Cottage. Arsenal, on the other hand, returns to the field next Tuesday to face chelseaat 4 pm, at home, at the Emirates Stadium.
The game
At six minutes, Manchester City opened the scoring. After launching, Halland dominated in midfield and served De Bruyne. The midfielder left Gabriel Magalhães behind and hit a beautiful shot in the corner, with no chance for Ramsdale.
Even at the advantage, Guardiola’s charges remained in search of the second goal. Thus, they almost scored with the Belgian, who was blocked by Ben White. Afterwards, the Norwegian striker forced the goalkeeper to make a great save.
On the other hand, Arsenal could not escape the pressure of the home team. In this way, City continued to rule the game and Haaland came close to scoring. The player finished off, after a pass from Gundogan, and Ramsdale again prevented the striker from scoring. In the 46th minute, Stones headed in, after lifting a free kick, and increased the home team’s advantage.
As in the first stage, Guardiola’s charges continued in search of the third goal. After the visitors’ goalkeeper intervened decisively again, De Bruyne scored with the number 9 and, again, finished with class, proving City’s superiority.
For the remainder of the match, the home team managed the advantage. While the visitors diminished, in the 40th minute, after Holding completed for the bottom of the goal. However, at 49, Haaland finally managed to score his goal and turned the victory into a rout.
Other matches in this round of the Premier League
Nottingham Forest 3 x 1 Brighton
West Ham 1-2 Liverpool
Chelsea 0 x 2 Brentford
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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